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Dates, fees and requirements
- Weekly intensity
- 20 academic hours weekly; part-time options have separate rates
- Schedule
- Fall 2: 29 October–18 December 2026; Spring 1: 7 January–26 February 2027; Spring 2: 4 March–23 April 2027.
- Start pattern
- Six sessions yearly
- Additional fees
- One-session table: enrolment USD 90, university fees USD 726 and insurance USD 296; published total USD 6,538. The USD 410 deposit and USD 90 initial fee are credited to the bill. Multi-session discounts have conditions; housing and living costs are separate.
- Entry requirements
- Completed high school; must turn 18 within six months of programme start. At least pre-intermediate English (approximately CEFR A2); no beginner classes.
- Application process
- Apply through Penn ELP and complete placement before I-20 issuance. Spring 1 2027 deadline: 24 November 2026; Spring 2: 22 January 2027.
Course format, eligibility and practical details
- Campus
- University of Pennsylvania
- Course type
- Intensive English · Academic English · Business English
- Level
- Pre-intermediate to advanced; beginners are not admitted
- Audience
- Secondary-school graduates with academic, professional or personal English goals
- Format
- Core and elective group courses
- Placement test
- Pre-arrival online Duolingo placement test, supplied with an ELP coupon; scores used internally
- Official contact
- elp@sas.upenn.edu · +1 215 898 8681
Details to confirm with the school
The reviewed sources did not publish these details. Ask the school before applying.
- Minimum age
- Not publicly specified
- Maximum class size
- Not publicly specified
- Enrolment deadline
- Not publicly specified
- Accommodation
- Not publicly specified
- Visa-document support
- Not publicly specified
- Certificate
- Not publicly specified