The English for Academic Preparation (EAP) course at the Monash University English language Centre is an intensive program designed to equip students with the English language and academic skills required for tertiary study.

This full-time course is offered in five week modules. It is available at Elementary, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Advanced levels.

Course duration

The number of weeks in your course will depend on your entry level and destination degree. The average duration of a single level is 10 weeks.

Study load

The weekly study load is 35 hours with:

• 20 hours tuition in class hours
• 15 hours independent study outside class hours (including five hours in the Independent Learning Centre).

Location

• City Campuses

Subsidised IELTS test

English for Academic Preparation students are entitled to a subsidised IELTS test rate of $155 (normally $330).

* Applicable to full-time students only. One test per student . Test must be booked at Monash IELTS Testing Centre before completion of the program.

Admission and placement into the English for Academic Preparation (EAP) levels depend on:

• your IELTS or TOEFL result, or
• an equivalent result on your Monash University English Language Centre placement test.

Depending on English proficiency, you will be placed in one of the five IELTS levels:

• Elementary: minimum entry level approximately IELTS 3.5
• Pre-intermediate: minimum entry level approximately IELTS 4.0
• Intermediate: minimum entry level IELTS 4.5
• Upper intermediate: minimum entry level IELTS 5.0
• Advanced level: minimum entry level IELTS 5.5.

After you successful completion of the English for Academic Preparation (EAP), you will have:

• prepared yourself for the demands of academic life at Monash
• developed higher level of competence in all English language skills areas (reading, writing, listening, and speaking)
• increased your confidence in using English within an academic context
• learnt the academic conventions, expectations and strategies required to succeed at tertiary level
• adjusted to the academic and cultural conventions of English speaking societies
• undertaken an IELTS test, included in the tuition fee.

If you meet the required criteria, your English for Academic Preparation (EAP) course will also help you with:

• Monash College diplomas
• Monash University Foundation Year
• Monash University degrees
• other Australian tertiary providers
• permanent residency visa requirements.