City University of Seattle’s English as a Second Language (ESL) program is wholly dedicated to providing you with the necessary skills and confidence in English required for success in your university studies at the undergraduate or graduate level.

The ESL program is delivered at six levels from beginning to advanced. You will enter at one of these levels, based on your score on a placement test, which can be administered at City University of Seattle or can be taken in your home country. Once you have mastered the skills in one level, you will progress to a higher level to ensure an appropriate learning pace and degree of difficulty. Most students complete one level per quarter; however, since individual students learn at a different rate, some students may skip or repeat levels.

Classes start at the beginning of October, January, March and July and are 10 weeks in length. As a full-time ESL student, you will study 20 hours per week (4 hours per day, Monday through Friday) in class and you can expect to spend an additional 2 hours on homework per class hour.

All of our instructors have graduate degrees and years of successful teaching experience. We keep ESL class sizes under 15 students to maximize the opportunity for student participation. After successfully completing the ESL program, you may pursue City University of Seattle’s Language Assisted MBA programs or Bachelor programs without any further language testing.

The success of our International Student programs is driven by our commitment to provide one-on-one assistance to international students in all aspects of their student life: application assistance, pre-arrival and housing information, orientation upon arrival, student activities, and academic as well as immigration advising.

City University of Seattle’s main campus is in Bellevue, Washington, where you will attend classes. Bellevue is located approximately 15 minutes from downtown Seattle. This area is home to many of the most important businesses in the world such as Microsoft, Boeing, Starbucks, and Amazon.com. Our campus is five minutes from the beauty of Lake Washington, 40 minutes from skiing in the Cascade Mountains, and 2.5 hours from Vancouver, B.C. A bus system operates between Bellevue and the greater Seattle area. There are many apartments available near the Bellevue campus, along with numerous shopping and recreation areas.

Total Cost per 10-week course (including health insurance and fees): US$ 2,672. Tuition and fees are subject to change.

Sabine Saway, Director, International Admissions
internatladmisisons@cityu.edu
Fax: 425.709.5319
1.800.426.5596 ext. 5315 or 425.709.5315
11900 NE 1st St.,
Bellevue, WA 98005, USA