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Do you want to improve your English skills so you can study in the United States?

The mission of the English Language Institute at George Fox University is to develop the language and academic skills of students whose native language is not English and to raise their level of cultural and spiritual awareness in order to prepare them for academic and social success at George Fox University.

• No minimum English proficiency is required for admission to the English Language Institute.
• Successful completion of the advanced level in the English Language Institute satisfies English proficiency requirements for admission to George Fox University.
• Students earn academic credit for advanced level English as a second language courses.
• Advanced level students take a content course for academic credit along with English as a second language courses.
• English Language Institute students are integrated into life at George Fox University.
• The average class size is ten students or fewer, so teachers and students know each other better.
• The George Fox University campus, located in the small town of Newberg, Oregon, is safe and friendly, with access to recreation areas and urban Portland.

If you have questions or comments about the Web pages for the English Language Institute, please contact Martha Iancu at miancu@georgefox.edu or at 503-554-2641.