Why study at CELCIS?
BENEFITS OF STUDYING ENGLISH AT CELCIS:
- CELCIS is an established program – helping students succeed for over 40 years!
- CELCIS was accredited by the in 2000, 2005, and 2015, and is accredited through 2025 (one of the few programs in the world to receive CEA accreditation three times!).
- Completing the CELCIS Advanced level satisfies WMU’s language requirements for admission; CELCIS graduates do not need to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores for admission to most programs.
- The CELCIS Curriculum teaches you valuable skills (presentation, research, etc.) to help you succeed in the university.
- All full-time CELCIS faculty have ³¾²¹²õ³Ù±ð°ù’s degrees in TESL or related fields and have many years of teaching experience. Most faculty have lived and taught overseas.
- CELCIS can accommodate students with varying levels of language ability, including those at the beginner level, as well as students with disabilities.
- CELCIS offers a direct route to admission to °ÄÃÅÎå·Ö²Ê, with no additional English language proficiency exams required.
Route Option 1: completion of a Pathway Program II (effective Summer 2021 students are eligible to enter the Pathway Program after completing the CELCIS Intermediate Level).
Route Option 2: completion of the CELCIS Advanced level.
BENEFITS OF Participating in ACTIVITIES AT CELCIS
- Help the local community by volunteering at a retirement home, serving meals at a soup kitchen, or assisting at an animal shelter.
- Participate in recreational and cultural activities such as visits to Lake Michigan, music festivals, sporting events, museums, and sledding.
- Join a student organization—over 350 to choose from!
- Have fun while practicing your conversation skills by participating in the Conversation Circles program.
BENEFITS OF STUDYING IN KALAMAZOO
- — a vibrant, friendly, and safe community with a population of 75,000.
- Kalamazoo is the best of both worlds – many of the dining and cultural events of a large city, with the safety, beauty, and affordability of a small town.
- Enjoy the benefits of living in a state with four very distinct seasons. Winters are snowy and summers are sunny!
- Visit big cities such as Chicago or Detroit – only 2 hours away. Train transportation is available, with an AMTRAK train station downtown.
- Visit beautiful Lake Michigan --- enjoy the beaches and the scenery!
- Multiple housing options are available: on-campus residence halls, on-campus apartments, off-campus housing, and homestay.
- Students can receive free airport pick-up upon arrival to the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport.
- There is free bus transportation on campus and in Kalamazoo for WMU students.
BENEFITS OF GETTING A DEGREE AT °ÄÃÅÎå·Ö²Ê
- The University offers 147 ²ú²¹³¦³ó±ð±ô´Ç°ù’s, 73 ³¾²¹²õ³Ù±ð°ù’s and 30 doctoral programs
- One of the nation’s top 100 public universities for 24 consecutive years—U.S. News & World Report
- One of the nation’s 147 public research universities—The Carnegie Foundation
- Top-100 national university—Washington Monthly
- Best Bang for the Buck school—Washington Monthly
- Listed as one of the Best Midwestern Colleges—The Princeton Review
- Named one of the Best Colleges for Your Money—Money magazine
- Within three months of graduation, 89 percent of WMU graduates are employed, engaged in military service or continuing their education
- Phi Beta Kappa, America’s most prestigious honor society has chosen to grant chapters to WMU and just 99 other public institutions
Come to CELCIS – we would love to teach you English!