TOEFL Preparation Course Offered at A&M International

Texas A&M International University's International Language Institute (ILI) will offer a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Preparation Course Oct. 20 - Nov. 26, on Monday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons, from 1 - 3 p.m.

The 40-hour course will offer instruction in all three exam areas: grammar, listening and reading comprehension.

Tuition for the course is $200. Registration and payment processing may be completed at ILI offices located in the Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library-Administration Building room 214 East.

Both the Institutional and International TOEFL will be administered at A&M International this Fall.

The Institutional TOEFL, for any international student who needs to take the TOEFL for admission into A&M International, is scheduled for Dec. 5. Students will receive results within two weeks of the exam date. Registration fee for the Institutional TOEFL is $38. Deadline to register is Oct. 31.

The International TOEFL, for international students who wish to apply for admission to another university or who need to take the TOEFL for Visa or residency purposes, will be administered Dec. 12. Students will receive exam results by Jan. 14. Registration fee for the International TOEFL is $55. Deadline to register is Nov. 10.

There is no prerequisite for either exam, and a student may take it as many times as is necessary to pass. Interested persons may register for TOEFL exams at ILI offices.

For more information on the TOEFL Preparation Course, please call the International Language Institute at 326-2136.

For more information on the TOEFL exam, please call the Academic Enrichment Center, 326-2131, or the ILI, 326-2136.

Additional information on the TOEFL Preparation Course or the TOEFL exam may also be obtained via electronic mail at lflores@tamiu.edu or by visiting the University's Home Page on the World Wide Web at http://www.tamiu.edu.

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