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Intensive English Center (IEC)

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Program Information

The IEC will be offering high intermediate and advanced levels only (minimum 5.5 IELTS or 65 iBT or 90 DET).

Levels are determined by the English proficiency scores submitted with your application.

IEC students DO NOT register for classes on their own. The IEC Office will register you once you take the placement exams and your level is determined.

All students are required to buy textbooks for all classes. Instructions will be given at orientation for purchasing books.

IEC orientation is mandatory. Information on date and time will be in your acceptance letter once your application is processed.

Usually students take one level per 15-week semester. Students who want to matriculate to SBU must pass the advanced level (IEC 104) with a B or better. Students at lower levels who pass the TOEFL while attending the IEC will be admitted as undergraduates once they finish their current IEC level and pass with a minimum of B.

Yes, if you are admitted to the IEC UP Program. Students taking the IEC UP program will take one 3-6 credits while at the IEC. The IEC Director will register you for appropriate courses at her discretion. All classes will be 100-level  designed to help you with your English and required for the Stony Brook Curriculum (SBC). Math and science courses are not acceptable.

First, you should apply to Undergraduate Admissions (UGA) directly and you must meet all academic and financial criteria for admission.  Students who do not meet the English proficiency requirement may be offered conditional admission if they attend the Intensive English Center.  Students who successfully complete the advanced IEC level with a grade B or better, will be cleared for undergraduate matriculation.  

By completing the advanced level of IEC with a B or better for undergraduate admission or for graduate admission at the master's level (NOTE: Students are advised to check with particular graduate programs if they can submit an IEC recommendation in leiu of a TOEFL score.)

While attending the IEC, students are given the opportunity to attend a meeting arranged with the Admissions Office to explain the undergraduate application process. In this meeting, any student who would like to apply to the University after the IEC will learn what requirements and documents are needed for undergraduate acceptance.