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CI for International Students

If you are an international student, please plan to attend International Student Orientation Tuesday & Wednesday, August 26-27, followed by Fall CI Thursday - Friday, August 28-29. Both programs will address specific needs and questions you may have as you join the GW community. Please plan to join us on Thursday and Friday for continued fun at CI!

Once you arrive on campus this fall, you must come into the
Welcome Center at the International Services Office (ISO) for a mandatory immigration check-in process.  During this time, ISO staff will collect your immigration documents to ensure that you are legally ready to begin your studies and will create a file for you that will be maintained throughout your studies at GW. 

International Services Office (ISO)
2033 K Street, NW Ste 310
Phone: (202) 994-4477
Fax: (202) 994-4488

iso@gwu.edu  
http://gwired.gwu.edu/iso

English as a Foreign Language Placement

Undergraduate students with a TOEFL score below 600 (or 250, or 100) must register for EAP (English for Academic Purposes) 15: American Multicultural Perspectives in Washington DC.  See the chart below for score descriptions by TOEFL test type:

TOEFL Test Format

Students must register for EAP 15

if their score was…

Paper-based Test

below 600

Computer-based Test

below 250

Internet-based Test (iBt)

below 100



Upon the successful completion of EAP 15, students will go on to take University Writing 20, and two Writing in the Disciplines (WID) courses to fulfill GW’s literacy requirement.  For further inquiries, please call 202.994.6333, or email
language@gwu.edu or check out http://gwired.gwu.edu/language/EAPEFL/Courses/.