Summer Intensive English Program

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Program Description:

The Summer Intensive English Program is designed for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as exchange students and working professionals. Students will develop and improve English language skills through four hours of course instruction each day, Monday through Friday, on listening, speaking, pronunciation, reading, grammar and writing. Students will be given an institutional TOEFL exam, an oral exam, and a written exam upon arrival to determine their level of proficiency. Students will be placed in either beginner, intermediate, or advanced level classes based on their test results. Students will be given daily homework assignments, quizzes and finals. Students may participate in optional tutoring sessions scheduled in the evenings. Students will receive college credits and a certificate upon satisfactory completion of the course.

Optional Tutoring

Weekend Activities:

There will be two weekend trips. Students will travel by coach and spend two nights in Boston and two nights in New York City. Students will stay in quad accommodations in hotels and will be accompanied by staff. Students will receive information on the attractions in each city. Students make their own itineraries and can ask the staff to accompany them.

In Boston, students can visit Harvard University, Quincy Market, Fanueil Hall, Boston Aquarium, and Salem. Students can travel on the MBTA to see the sights. There is a train station within walking distance from the hotel.

In New York City, students can choose from dozens of places to visit such as the Empire State Building, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History, Chinatown, Statue of Liberty, Central Park and Times Square. The closest subway is less than half a block from the hotel in downtown Manhattan.

Saturday Trip:

There will be a Saturday trip to Niagara Falls State Park in the United States to experience the natural beauty of North America. Students will depart at 7:15 a.m. and return to the residence hall by 11:30 p.m. Students can purchase tickets to all the attractions at the Visitors Center.

There will also be an opportunity to enjoy the Oswego Harborfest, a spectacular cultural weekend of music, dance, food, crafts and fireworks.

Accommodations:

Students will stay in a campus residence hall. The residence hall has a game room, coin operated laundry and vending machines. Each room is designed for two students and is furnished with beds, mattresses, pillows, bedsheets, pillowcases, towels, hand towels, washcloths, bureaus, study desks, chairs, floor lamps, closets, telephone, and room refrigerators. Students will be served their weekday meals in the campus dining hall.

Program Dates:

6 week program: June 20-August 3, 2013
International students are expected to arrive on campus by June 20th, but not earlier than June 19th.

3 week program: July 10-August 3, 2013
International students are expected to arrive on campus on July 10th, but not earlier than July 9th.

Tentative Schedule:

You can download and print out a copy of the Tentative 2013 Calendar (PDF)

Program Cost*:

• 6 week program: $4,100.00 (U.S. dollars)
• 3 week program: $2,750.00 (U.S. dollars)

$150 non refundable deposit and balance of program costs are payable to SUNY Oswego. The balance of the program costs are due to SUNY Oswego no later than Monday June 17, 2013. 

Program benefits include tuition, college fees, test fees, college transcript, certificate of completion, accommodations in a residence hall with linen, pillow, blanket, towel, and refrigerator, weekday meals on campus, welcome gifts, transportation and quad accommodations in a hotel for scheduled trips, graduation banquet, and transportation on a reserved bus to and from the Syracuse Hancock International Airport for the following specified dates and times.  Please plan your incoming and outgoing flights accordingly.

• For all flights arriving on June 20th, the bus will depart from Syracuse airport at 3:00 p.m. 
• For all flights arriving on July 10th, the bus will depart from Syracuse airport at 4:00 p.m.
• The bus will depart from SUNY Oswego on August 3rd at 6:30 a.m.

The program cost does not include airfare, textbooks, personal expenses, medical insurance, off campus meals, weekend meals, sight seeing expenses, surcharges incurred by advising organizations, and the cost of travel between the airport and Oswego if you are not taking the reserved bus at the designated times from or to the airport on June 20th, July 10th and August 3rd.

Application Form:

Complete and submit the online Summer Intensive English Program application form by May 15, 2013. 

Please mail a copy your application confirmation page, health history and immunization form, meningitis fact sheet and sign off form,
insurance and photo release form, and release and indemnification form (links below) to:

Required Forms (click the name below to be taken to the printable form):  

• Health History and Immunization Form (PDF)
• Meningitis Fact Sheet and Sign-Off Form (doc)
• Insurance and Photo Release Form (Puerto Rican Students) (doc)
• Insurance and Photo Release Form (International Students) (doc)
• Release and Indemnification Form  (doc)

Contact Us:

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us via e-mail: esl@oswego.edu, call 1.315.312.2270, or write to us at the address above.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodations in order to successfully complete this program will be assisted by the Disability Support Services office.  Call 1.315.312.3358 for more details.

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