English Proficiency Assessment Test (EPAT)
For a new student, the student’s level placement is determined based on the result
of the English Proficiency Assessment Test (EPAT) provided by the school. The student
is placed in the levels that best reflects the ability of the student broken down
into two areas of their command of English language: reading/writing and listening/speaking.
The student has the right to challenge the placement level and retake the EPAT,
but may do so only once within the first two days of the first term the student
is attending.
In place of the EPAT, the iBT TOEFL score may be provided to the school for placement.
The placement structure is illustrated below under POLY Course Levels to iBT TOEFL.
If the student has been accepted at a regular program of a community college or
any 4-year university in the U.S, the student may be treated as a level 6 student.
Any English as a Second Language (ESL) courses taken at a community college or a
4-year university will not be accepted.
Course Levels
Level 7, TOEFL Prep
TOEFL iBT 75+
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Preparation for a 4-year college or university
Enroll concurrently in a college or university
56 Weeks 
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Level 6, Advanced
TOEFL iBT 65-74
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Certificate of Achievement given
Ready for a 2-year college
Very close to native speaker fluency
48 Weeks
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Level 5, High Intermediate
TOEFL iBT 54-64
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Somewhat ready for a 2-year college
Somewhat proficient and fluent
40 Weeks
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Level 4, Intermediate
TOEFL iBT 42-53
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32 Weeks
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Level 3, Low Intermediate
TOEFL iBT 29-41
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24 Weeks
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Level 2, High Beginners
TOEFL iBT 15-28
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16 Weeks
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Level 1, Beginners
TOEFL iBT 0-14
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8 Weeks |
Our program consists of 7 levels: Levels 1 and 2 are for beginners/high beginners;
Levels 3-5 are for low to high intermediate students, and Levels 6 and 7 are for
the advanced students. All levels are designed for an eight-week study, and each
level is divided into two terms lasting four weeks.