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Matters to Attend to in regards to English courses,

□ Course Registration Information on <Basic English · College English · Advanced English>

1.  Registration Procedure

1)  Students can register for Basic English, College English or Advanced English, depending on their TEPS or TOEFL scores. If the student has taken Advanced English or has the scores that qualify the student to take Advanced English, they are not allowed to take Basic English or College English. If the student has taken College English or has the scores that qualify the student to take College English, they are not allowed to take Basic English.

2)  Freshmen students will be able to determine which English course they must register to by taking the TEPS examination open for freshmen only, submit the score of a TEPS or TOEFL test within 2 years of admission or take the TEPS or TOEFL test at their leisure after admission.

3) Students taking College English or Advanced English must submit a copy of their TEPS or TOEFL score to the College English Office before the last day of class cancellations (exactly halfway through the semester). Students whose requirements have not been checked (i.e. have not submitted their scores) will receive an unconditional ‘F’ grade. If there are problems regarding the submission of documents, please contact the College English Office at the beginning of the semester, before the end of the class change period.

 

2.  Course Information per Subject

1) Advanced English: Students require a score higher than 751 in TEPS, 583 in TOEFL (CBT 237, iBT 93) or have acquired 3 credits in College English.

A.  Students of the College of Music, College of Art and Department of Physical Education (College of Education) are eligible to take Advanced English if their TEPS scores are above 701, or their TOEFL scores are above 560 (CBT 220, iBT 85). This is applicable to all students regardless of their year of entry.

B. Students of the College of Nursing who entered SNU in 2006 or before are eligible to take Advanced English if their TEPS scores are above 701, or their TOEFL scores are above 560 (CBT 220, iBT 85).

C. Students who have entered SNU in 2005 or before are eligible to take Advanced English if their TEPS scores are above 701, or their TOEFL scores are above 560 (CBT 220, iBT 85).

2)  College English: Students require a score between 551~750 in TEPS, or a score between 523~582 in TOEFL (CBT 193~236, iBT 70~92) or have acquired credits in Basic English.

A.  Students of the College of Music, College of Art and Department of Physical Education (College of Education) are eligible to take Advanced English if their TEPS scores are between 501~700, or their TOEFL scores are between 503~559 (CBT 177~219, iBT 63~84). This is applicable to all students regardless of their year of entry.

B.  Students of the College of Nursing who entered SNU in 2006 or before are eligible to take Advanced English if their TEPS scores are between 501~700, or their TOEFL scores are between 503~559 (CBT 177~219, iBT 63~84).

(Applies to all students): Students who are exempt from College English can either take Advanced English or another subject from Foundation of Education to fulfill their general credits.

3)  Basic English: Students that either achieved a score below 550 in TEPS, or a score below 522 in TOEFL (CBT 192, iBT 69), or have no TEPS or TOEFL score must take Basic English. After taking Basic English, students must take College English, but not in the same semester.

Students of the College of Nursing who entered SNU in 2006 or before, all students of the College of Music, College of Art and the Department of Physical Education (College of Education) and all other students who entered SNU in 2005 or before must have a score below 500 in TEPS, or a score below 502 in TOEFL (CBT 176, iBT 62).

 

3.  LAB Class Regulations

1) All students taking Basic English, College English and Advanced English must take the lab.

2) The LAB class of the College English Program consists of a session in the CEP multimedia LAB and a session in the CEP English Writing Center.

3) The LAB class constitutes for 15% of the grade for Basic English and 10% of the grade for College English and Advanced English.

4) Students taking Basic English must visit the CEP Multimedia Lab at least once and the CEP Writing Center at least twice. The multimedia lab session amounts to 5% and the session at the CEP Writing Center takes 10% of the total Basic English grade.

5) Students taking College English must visit the CEP Multimedia Lab and the CEP Writing Center at least once each. Each session amounts to 5% of the College English grade (10% of the entire grade).

6) Students taking Advanced English must visit the CEP Multimedia Lab at least twice. Each session amounts to 5% of the College English grade (10% of the entire grade).

7) Students who are retaking the College English or Advanced English course must also retake LAB.

 

Students registering for the <Basic English, College English, or Advanced English> course, must review the <TEPS and Basic English · College English · Advanced English guide>.