The Academic Skills Program provides intensive English instruction in the skills required for success in American colleges or graduate programs. This program is ideal for anyone whose goal is to apply to an English-language university. Academic Skills classes run in 8-week semesters and have eight levels. Upon completing one semester, students can move up to a new level. Each level in the Academic Skills Program consists of Grammar, Academic Writing, Academic Reading, and Oral Skills courses.
Daytime Classes with 18 and 9 hours per week
Academic Skills Program
Academic Skills Program Information
- 8-week Daytime 144 hours.
- 8-week Daytime 72 hours or 4-week Daytime 72 hours.
- Schedule: Daytime: 4 days a week, usually from 9:30-1:35 pm, or 10:00-2:05 pm. Please check Academic Calendar
- 8-week Daytime (144 hours) $2,100 (Now $1,350 for 2025)
- 8-week Daytime (72 hours) $1,200 (Just $900 in 2025)
- 4-week Daytime (72 hours) $1,200 (Just $900 in 2025)
- Students can take the Academic Skills Program as a 4-Week Program for a short-term, intensive course of study. Students begin in week 1 of the semester
- Note: Students who complete level 8 of the program and score a 10 on the Departmental Exam can waive the TOEFL score when applying to any CUNY undergraduate program except Baruch.
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