Entry-Level English at SLU-Madrid

If you did not attend primary and secondary institutions that follow the U.S. educational system, you must provide SLU-Madrid evidence of your proficiency in academic English. We encourage you to do so through submitting TOEFL IBT exam results to us prior to arrival. SLU-Madrid’s institutional code is 7763. See Placement Scores below for additional ways to demonstrate your proficiency in English.

TOEFL itp at SLU-Madrid

SLU-Madrid offers institutional, paper-based TOEFL exams (TOEFL itp) at the beginning and end of every semester. These official exams are corrected by external examiners; the students who take them receive official score reports from Educational Testing Services (ETS). These reports, however, are valid only for placement at SLU-Madrid. If you would like to take the TOEFL itp with us, please contact hamish.binns@slu.edu.

Upcoming dates for the TOEFL itp and SLU-Madrid’s writing placement exams (SLUWE/TWE):

• Dec. 19, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. (TOEFL itp)

• Jan. 7, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. (TWE and TOEFL itp)

• May 8, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. (TOEFL itp)

• Sept.  2, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. (TWE and TOEFL itp)

Based the evidence you provide, SLU-Madrid will place you in one of three levels of English.

SLU-Madrid’s Academic English Program

A pre-university program that prepares you to succeed at any institution where the language of instruction is English. The program consists of 19 hours per week of academic English classes.

• Credits: On successful completion of the course, you will transfer three credits to your SLU degree.
• Tuition: 4,500 euros
• Scholarship Eligibility: If you were awarded a four-year merit scholarship, your scholarship is deferred until your first semester as a degree-seeking student.

Academic English Program

For Placement into the Academic English Program

SLU-Madrid’s One-Semester Bridge Program

Two courses that help you consolidate your academic English skills while taking courses that lead to your SLU degree.

• Scholarships: Your merit scholarship is applied.
• Tuition: SLU-Madrid’s full-time undergraduate tuition rate.
• Credits: During your first semester as a SLU-Madrid student, the six credits of English preparation do not count toward your SLU degree. You may take up to twelve credits in other subjects.

One-Semester Bridge Program

For Placement into the One-Semester Bridge Program

English Writing/Rhetoric Courses at SLU-Madrid

SLU-Madrid’s liberal arts core curriculum requires you to take writing courses that award you credit toward your SLU degree: ENGL 1500 The Process of Composition; ENGL 1900 Advanced Strategies of Rhetoric and Research; and ENGL 1920 Advanced Writing for Professionals.

• Credits: 3 credits per course.
• Tuition: SLU-Madrid’s full-time undergraduate tuition rate.
• Scholarships: Your merit scholarship is applied.

Placement Scores

For Placement into ENGL 1900/1920

For Placement into ENGL 1500