English Language Institute

Friday, January 10

8:15 - 11:00 a.m. ELI Placement Test (TOEFL)
Ponderosa Room

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Mandatory ELI information meeting for new ELI students
Ponderosa Room

ELI students will receive their TOEFL results and their Spring 2020 ELI class schedule. They will also meet their ELI teachers and participate in a mandatory information meeting for the ELI program.

Any international student (a person whose native language is not English) who has graduated from a high school or college/university and with the desire to improve his/her English.

If you match this profile you can apply online.

Deadlines are posted to help insure that admission can be completed and immigration documents prepared for students to take to the U.S. Embassy/Consulate in the home country to apply for a student visa in a timely manner.

There are three sessions of the English Language Institute available throughout the year: Spring, Summer, and Fall. 

Spring Session

Application Deadline: October 15, 2019
Arriving to Kearney: January 8, 2020
TOEFL Placement Exam and Information Meeting: January 10, 2020
Beginning of classes: January 13, 2020
End of Semester: May 4, 2020

Summer Session

Application Deadline: February 15, 2020
Arriving to Kearney: May 20, 2020
TOEFL Placement Exam and Information Meeting: May 22, 2020
Beginning of classes: May 26, 2020
End of semester: July 29, 2020

Fall Session

Application Deadline: May 15, 2020
Arriving to Kearney: August 14, 2020
Mandatory Orientation: Begins August 17, 2020
TOEFL Placement Exam and Information Meeting: August 21, 2020
Beginning of classes: August 24, 2020
End of semester: December 16, 2020

Students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney English Language Institute take courses designed on an intensive Immersion schedule of 18 class hours per week. The program is centered around the four language skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. There are five levels of instruction: 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500. Students are tested on the first day of the session to determine appropriate level of study and to allow instructors to individualize the students program of study. In all levels of study, classes are small with approximately 12 students per class.

ELI students also participate in both Conversation Partners and Conversation Table:

CONVERSATION PARTNERS: Pairs an ELI student with a UNK student and they meet for casual conversation for a minimum of 6 times during a 16 week session to establish a committed partnership.

ENGLISH CONVERSATION TABLE: Meets once a week for one hour for 6 weeks and it is open to everyone on campus and in the community to converse with a variety of people of all ages.

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP PROGRAM: Where international students and American families meet.