English Proficiency for Graduate Studies

Many graduate programs require advanced English proficiency. In this certificate course, you will gain the language skills necessary to successfully enroll in and complete graduate level courses at Arizona State University*, a university in the top 1% of prestigious world universities.

In earning this certificate, you’ll learn how to design a research question, find and evaluate sources, and synthesize your sources to effectively communicate and support your ideas. You’ll gain experience and confidence paraphrasing, summarizing, and integrating sources into your writing, and enhance your ability to investigate relevant topics and advance your language skills. You’ll additionally benefit from instructor feedback, peer collaboration, and live, interactive sessions.

By committing 6-8 hours of online study per week for 8 weeks, you can earn your English Proficiency for Graduate Studies Certificate. You will also create a portfolio that showcases your academic research, writing, and presentation skills for admission into a graduate program. Your English Proficiency Certificate can be added to your resume or online work profile to stand out to future employers.

Upon earning your English Proficiency for Graduate Studies Certificate, you will have satisfied your language proficiency requirement needed to study at the graduate level at ASU and will not need to take the TOEFL or IELTS exams. Some ASU schools may require higher English proficiency requirements than others. See the FAQ section for a complete list of schools recognizing this certificate.

Learn more about this program by visiting the [Arizona State University website](https://globallaunch.asu.edu/).

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Course 1: Learning Research Skills
- Write multi-paragraph academic essays and deliver a collaborative academic presentation. Learn how to express your viewpoint and accurately support it with credible sources. Engage in each step of the academic writing process including the selection and evaluation of credible sources, paraphrasing and summarizing academic texts, synthesizing multiple sources in support of your viewpoint, and creating a reference page.

Course 2: Applying Research Skills
- Use the research skills you’ve learned to effectively synthesize information from various sources in support of your own thoughts and writing. Learn how to effectively organize and deliver academic presentations that include citations of multiple sources. Participate in peer review and use the feedback to revise your writing. Highlight your research, academic writing, and academic presentation skills in a final independent research project.