Foothill and De Anza Colleges Conditional Admission

List of Partner Language Schools

American Academy The ESL of English School at NYFA Foothill & De Anza http://aae.edu www.nyfa.edu/esl/ Summer Intensive ESL Program San Francisco, CA San Jose, CA Complete: ESL for Academic Complete: Level 6 English (EAP) or Advanced Each summer, Foothill and De Anza Colleges offer their own Summer Intensive ESL courses to students who apply for Fall Quarter admission. Students must have EF International EC San Francisco Language Center -SF English School one of the following: TOEFL score between 52-60 (iBT); www.ecenglish.com IELTS - 5.0; iTEP Academic - Level 4; Duolingo - 45 DET, www.ef.com San Francisco, CA or GTEC - 1000; to be accepted to the Summer Intensive San Francisco, CA Complete: Upper Intermediate B2 ESL Program. For more information: Complete: B2-3 De Anza: Golden Gate ILSC Education Group http://www.deanza.edu/international/summerESL.html Language School www.goldengatelanguage.com www.ilsc.com Foothill: http://www.foothill.edu/international/bridge.php Campbell, CA Vancouver, Canada Complete: Level 12 Complete: Academic Preparation Level 14

ELS Language Centers Embassy English International Gateways Kaplan San Jose State University www.kaplaninternational.com www.els.edu www.embassyenglish.com www.igateways.sjsu.edu San Francisco, CA Berkeley and San Francisco, CA San Rafael, Silicon Valley San Jose, CA Complete: Advanced Level Complete: Advanced Level Complete: Level 109 Complete: Level 600

The American Language Stafford House Institute for International Language Pacifica International Studies - Mission College Center UCLA Extension www.staffordhouse.com www.missioncollege.org/community/iis www.uclaextension.edu/alc www.languagepacifica.org Santa Clara, CA Los Angeles, CA San Francisco, CA San Mateo, CA Complete: Level D Link Class Complete: Level 105 Complete: Level 5 Complete: Level 5

Global Village English Centres http://international.usc.edu www.gvenglish.com Los Angeles, CA Vancouver, Canada, Hawaii Complete: Level 4 Complete: Level 6

* Agreements are available at all locations of the above partner language schools

Updated: April 2018 Foothill and De Anza Colleges Conditional Admission

Conditional Admissions Policy ESL School Students

Foothill and De Anza Colleges require a minimum English level for admission: TOEFL - 61 ibt/500 paper; IELTS - 6.0; iTEP Academic - Level 4; Duolingo - 50 DET; GTEC - 1000; Cambridge - 175+ on advanced or proficency exam. Students who have a lower than required score or who have not taken a recognized English profiency test may attend a local language school to raise their English level before coming to Foothill or De Anza. Upon completion of the appropriate English level, they can enroll directly at one of the colleges at the next intake of students.

Foothill and De Anza College have guaranteed admissions agreements with many language schools. Please turn to the other side of this page for a list of our partner schools. The steps for applying for guaranteed admission are below:

1. The student completes 2 applications at the same time: a. Application to either Foothill College or De Anza College, plus b. Application to the language school 2. Send the completed application to each respective school. With the college application, please check the box “Attend a Partner Language School” on the application to receive a Conditional Admission from Foothill or De Anza’s International Admissions Office. 3. The language school sends the student the I-20 form and Foothill or De Anza sends a Letter of Conditional Admission to the student. The letter states that the student will be accepted to Foothill or De Anza upon fulfilling the required English level at the language school. 4. The student applies for the F-1 visa in his/her home country, using the language school’s I-20 Form and Letter of Conditional Admission from Foothill or De Anza. 5. The student begins his/her English studies at the language school in the U.S. 6. Once the student reaches the language school’s required level (see reverse), or achieves the minimum score on an approved language Proficency exam (listed above), the student can enroll at Foothill or De Anza at the next intake for admission.

Foothill College De Anza College International Programs International Programs 12345 El Monte Road 21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 USA Cupertino, CA 95014 USA Telephone: +1 (650) 949-7293 Telephone: +1 (408) 864-8826 Fax: +1 (650) 949-7080 Fax: +1 (408) 864-5638 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

http://www.international.fhda.edu Updated: April 2018