Program Objectives
Students can communicate in a variety of demanding and spontaneous contexts. Students can use language skills with organization and flexibility. Errors occur but do not distract from meaning.
Students are able to understand university level and specialized texts, and abstract topics of varying lengths.
Students are able to use a variety of complex and academic reading and vocabulary strategies.
Students are able to draft, revise, and edit academic/researched essays which argue or explain complex matters
Students are able to use critical reading and thinking skills to integrate and prioritize certain source material to support their position. Students are able to use precise and accurate vocabulary and grammar with little error.
Students are able to actively engage in academic discourse with general accuracy. Students are able to explain complex matters with precise examples and details. Students use listening strategies to comprehend complex academic discourse. Cultural reference and expression are used or comprehended in complex discourse.
September 2025
Eastern Michigan University
YPSILANTI,
Michigan,
48197, United States
For consideration for full admission by the Graduate School, all applicants must:
Complete a four-year baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or an equivalent degree from a non-U.S. institution,
Achieve at least a 2.7 undergraduate cumulative GPA, and
Full Graduate Degree Admission : iBT (79), IELTS (6.5), MET (57), PTE (54)
Graduate Studies ESL Pathway: iBT (68-78), IELTS (6.0), MET (53-56), PTE (44-53)
Application Deadline:
Fall: July 1; Winter: November 1
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.