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Dates, fees and requirements
- Weekly intensity
- 20 classroom hours per week; each scheduled hour includes 50 minutes of instruction and a 10-minute break
- Schedule
- The programme page lists Monday–Thursday 09:00–14:15 with no Friday classes, but also requires availability Monday–Friday 08:00–17:00. Confirm the assigned timetable with LCC.
- Start pattern
- Spring 2027 classes January 19–April 15 (application deadline November 13, 2026); new-student Spring II March 4–April 15 (deadline December 25, 2026)
- Additional fees
- Mandatory tuition and fees total USD 4,196 for a full semester (USD 3,300 tuition plus USD 896 fees), or USD 2,113 for a half semester (USD 1,650 tuition). F/J medical insurance, books and living costs are separate; Spring 2027 full-semester insurance is USD 930.60 and books/supplies are estimated at USD 350. The USD 100 application-fee collection is temporarily on hold; this is not a permanent waiver.
- Entry requirements
- Complete high school before enrollment and provide passport/immigration documents and diploma. Applicants needing immigration documents must provide financial support evidence; under-22 meningitis documentation and under-18 permission requirements apply where relevant.
- Application process
- Complete the myLCC application and required documents, then email lcc@uh.edu because staff are not automatically alerted. Application-fee collection is temporarily on hold; staff review applications without payment until the system is ready. Confirm the deadline, placement and immigration steps for the selected intake.
Course format, eligibility and practical details
- Campus
- University of Houston
- Course type
- Intensive English · University preparation
- Level
- Lower Beginning to Upper Advanced
- Audience
- High-school graduates preparing for university study or improving academic English
- Format
- Group, averaging 12–15 students
- Placement test
- Complete the online placement test at least one month before Welcome Week.
- Certificate
- Successful Level 6 completion can waive TOEFL or IELTS for eligible University of Houston applications; admission is separate.
- Official contact
- lcc@uh.edu
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