Credit ESL
Welcome to Credit ESLA. With three levels of Academic English as a Second Language courses, our Foundation Program is designed to help you to improve your English proficiency while also taking a limited number of additional credit(s) at the University.
English as Second Language for Academic Purposes (ESLA) courses are comprehensive and target both the language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) and the research and study skills that you need in order to be successful in an English language university.
For Undergraduate and Special students admitted with an English as a Second Language Requirement (ESLR), successful completion of the ESLA program (also referred to as the Foundation Program) satisfies this requirement.
Most of the university’s undergraduate degree programs allow students to take ESLA courses while at the same time studying in the program to which they were admitted. Special students may also be permitted to take an additional course(s) while concurrently registered in ESLA course(s).
Graduate students are also welcome to study in our program, however, Graduate English as a Second Language Requirements (ESLR) (section 3.6) may vary from program to program. Graduate applicants should contact the department in which they would like to study for further details. If they are not able to study in their program of choice until their English skills improve, they can register in ESLA courses as a Special student.
Important:
Students admitted with an ESLR are required to study their ESLA course from their very first term of study. Any student admitted with an ESLR (Foundation Program required) who has not registered appropriately will be deregistered from all courses. This includes those students registered in credit courses without the correct ESLA registration, those registered in more credits than their ESL Hold type indicates, and those registered with out of date placements. It is the student’s responsibility to register appropriately.
Attendance in credit ESLA courses is mandatory. ESLR students who do not attend their ESLA classes may be denied access to future registration at the University.
More information on:
Please email your questions to: credit_esla@carleton.ca or telephone: (613) 520-6612. You can also come in person to 215 Paterson Hall during office hours (Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.).