Texas State University- San Marcos

Intensive English Program The Intensive English Program (IEP) is for those students who wish to study academic American English and culture for personal or professional enrichment. The program also serves students interested in studying at Texas State in the future, however, admission to the IEP does not guarantee admission to Texas State University. Students interested in enrolling in a degree program at Texas State should not choose the IEP and, instead, should research the conditional-admission programs: the Pre-Bridge Program (undergraduates only) and the Bridge Program. The IEP only requires students to complete an application to the TSIE program (link found below) and does not require a TOEFL or IELTS score. In this application, students will submit personal information and the necessary financial documents needed to process a language training Form I-20 and an IEP Acceptance Letter. After a student is accepted, they will be required to take the TSIE Placement Tests which will determine which class levels (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) they should start in. All IEP students will be able to enroll in a maximum of 4 core TSIE classes (reading, listening/speaking, writing, and grammar) for 20 hours per week, ranging from levels 1500 to 4550. After completing all four 4550-level TSIE classes, students will be encouraged to apply to Texas State University if they are interested and qualified.

Pre Bridge Program TSIE's Pre-Bridge Program is for undergraduate students only. These students must be conditionally-admitted to Texas State University on the basis that they have not yet met the university's TOEFL/IELTS language requirements for full admission (TOEFL: 78 iBT, 550 PBT, 213 CBT or IELTS: 6.5) or for the Bridge Program admission (TOEFL: 59-77 iBT, 500-547 PBT, 173-210 CBT or IELTS: 5.5-6.0). These students are accepted to Texas State by the Undergraduate Admissions Office who then requires students to enroll in intensive English classes with the TSIE department. Students not interested in enrolling in a degree program at Texas State will not qualify for the Pre-Bridge Program and, instead, should research TSIE's non-conditional admission program: the Intensive English Program (IEP). The Pre-Bridge Program requires students to first apply to Texas State University online at ApplyTexas. Upon successful acceptance to Texas State, the Undergraduate Admissions Office will grant students a Texas State University-issued Form I-20 and a conditional agreement letter stating their requirement to enroll in intensive English classes and complete placement testing. All Pre-Bridge students will be required to enroll for the maximum 4 core TSIE classes (reading, listening/speaking, writing, and grammar) for 20 hours per week, ranging from levels 1500 to 4550. After completing all four 4550-level TSIE classes, students will become fully-admitted students and will drop their conditional admission status. During the semester, all Pre-Bridge students will be encouraged to take the TOEFL or IELTS tests as to expedite their status change to full admission. If a student passes a TOEFL or IELTS exam during the semester, gaining more than the minimum required score for full admission study, the student will be allowed to drop their conditional admission status at the end of the semester and will be allowed to enroll as a fully-admitted student in the following semester.

Bridge Program TSIE's Bridge Program is for undergraduate, graduates, and doctoral students who have been conditionally-admitted to Texas State University on the basis that they have not yet met the university's TOEFL/IELTS language requirements for full admission (TOEFL: 78 iBT, 550 PBT, 210 CBT or IELTS: 6.5). These students are accepted to Texas State by the Undergraduate Admissions Office or Graduate College who then requires students to enroll in intensive English classes with the TSIE department. Students not interested in enrolling in a degree program at Texas State will not qualify for the Bridge Program and, instead, should research TSIE's non-conditional admission program: the Intensive English Program (IEP). The Bridge Program requires students to first apply to Texas State University online at ApplyTexas. Upon successful acceptance to Texas State, the Undergraduate Admissions Office or the Graduate College will grant students a Texas State University-issued Form I-20 and a conditional agreement letter stating their requirement to enroll in intensive English classes and complete placement testing. All Bridge students will be required to enroll in the 2 core TSIE classes (reading, listening/speaking, writing, and grammar) for 10 hours per week as well as 1 academic class from their major for 3 hours per week. The students will be allowed to complete all TSIE classes from level 1500 to 4550. After completing all four 4550-level TSIE classes, students will become fully-admitted students and drop their conditional-admission status. During the semester, all Bridge students will be encouraged to take the TOEFL or IELTS tests as to expedite their status change to full admission. If a student passes a TOEFL or IELTS exam during the semester, gaining more than the minimum required score for full admission study, the student will be allowed to drop their conditional admission status at the end of the semester and will be allowed to enroll as a fully-admitted student in the following semester.