ESL students who are planning to enroll in a degree program at UMC or at another American College will only be promoted from elementary to intermediate to advanced level when they attain a minimum course grade.

The ESL program offers a multi-level, non-credit program in English as a Second Language. Courses are designed for highly motivated students who wish to read, speak, hear, and write English for professional, personal or academic purposes. The program offers semester sessions with minimum of 20 or more hours of instruction each week. There are three levels of instruction: beginning, intermediate, and advanced.  Each level usually takes a semester (16 weeks) to complete.  Summer session includes 8 week courses.

The University of Minnesota, Crookston offers non degree seeking admission to academically qualified candidates for the ESL program.  UMC’s English requirement for admission as a degree seeking student must be fulfilled by the TOEFEL exam (68 Internet, 190 Computer, or 520 Paper) or successful completion of UMC advanced ESL courses.