Green River's Intensive English Program provides strong academic English preparation for students wishing to attend a college or university academic program. Successful completion of our English program meets the English proficiency requirement for admission into Green River's academic programs. The IESL program is fully accredited by the American Association of Intensive English Programs. Each level takes one quarter to complete. Fall, winter and spring quarters last 11 weeks.
IESL quarters are at the same time as academic quarters.
Based on the test results, students are placed into IESL classes. Students who achieve a very high score on the placement test may qualify to take academic classes. As well, some students may take a combination of IESL classes and academic classes during their first quarter if they place out of the IESL program in one or more subjects. For example, if a student places out of Oral Communication and Reading, he or she would register to take Grammar and Writing. Then, this student could work with their advisor to choose up to two additional academic classes to take during the first quarter of study.