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Calendar and Tuition Fees1

Detailed Semester Dates - Summer 2009, Fall 2009 , Spring 2010 (Adobe PDF)
Spring 2009
SESSIONS & DATES
APPLICATION DEADLINE2
CHECK-IN SESSION3
PLACEMENT TESTING
ACADEMIC & CULTURAL ORIENTATION
CLASSES BEGIN
FULL-TIME TUITION4
 OTHER ESTIMATED
AVERAGE COSTS
Housing5 Miscellaneous6
Spring C
January 5 – April 24
November 24, 2008
January 5
January 5 & 6
January 7 & 8

January 8
$3,760
$2,400 Private Room & Bath
$3,000
Spring B
March 9 – April 24
January 26 ,2009
March 9
March 9 &10
March 1 & 2
March 12
$1,890
$1200 Private Room & Bath
$1,500
                 
Summer 2009
SESSIONS & DATES
APPLICATION DEADLINE2
CHECK-IN SESSION3
PLACEMENT TESTING
ACADEMIC & CULTURAL ORIENTATION
CLASSES BEGIN
FULL-TIME TUITION4
 OTHER ESTIMATED
AVERAGE COSTS
Housing5 Miscellaneous6
Summer C
May 4 - August 7
March 23, 2009
May 4
May 4 & 5
May 6 &7
May 7
$3,290
$2,400 Private Room & Bath
$3,200
Summer B
June 29 - August 7
May 11, 2009
June 29
June 29 &30
July 1 &2
July 2
$1,620
$1200 Private Room & Bath
$1,600
                 
Fall 2009
SESSIONS & DATES
APPLICATION DEADLINE2
CHECK-IN SESSION3
PLACEMENT TESTING
ACADEMIC & CULTURAL ORIENTATION
CLASSES BEGIN
FULL-TIME TUITION4
 OTHER ESTIMATED
AVERAGE COSTS
Housing5 Miscellaneous6
Fall C
September 8 - December 18
July 13, 2009
September 8
September 8
September9 & 10
September 11
$3,765
$2,400 Private Room & Bath
$3,200
Fall B
November 2 - December 18
September 15, 2009
November 2
November 2&3
November 4 &5
November 5
$2,023
$1200 Private Room & Bath
$1,600
                 
Spring 2010
SESSIONS & DATES
APPLICATION DEADLINE2
CHECK-IN SESSION3
PLACEMENT TESTING
ACADEMIC & CULTURAL ORIENTATION
CLASSES BEGIN
FULL-TIME TUITION4
 OTHER ESTIMATED
AVERAGE COSTS
Housing5 Miscellaneous6
Spring C
January 13 - April 23
November 23, 2009
January 13
January 13 &14
January15 & 19
January 19
$3,765
$2,400 Private Room & Bath
$3,400
Spring B
March 15 - April 23
January 25, 2010
March 15
March 15 & 16
March 17 & 18
March 18
$1,734
$1200 Private Room & Bath
$1,700

Note

  1. The information published herein is subject to change.  Please check with the English Language Institute. (StudyEnglish@eli.ufl.edu)
  2. This date is intended to allow applicants sufficient time for USCIS to review the application before a visa can be issued.
  3. All students are required to report to the Institute for a check-in session.  A $50 late arrival fee is charged to new and returning students who miss the check-in session without notifying the Institute.
  4. Tuition must be paid by the end of the third day of classes. If you do not pay tuition on time, you will be charged a $50 late fee and will not be allowed to attend class until payment is  made.
  5. Average figures include electricity, water, trash pickup and parking.  They do not include refundable deposit or nonrefundable application fee ($160 average).
  6. Average figures include minimum estimates of books, food, medical insurance, transportation, and incidental living expenses. The University of Florida requires all students to carry medical insurance.  The cost of medical insurance varies in price from term to term depending on such factors as length of study, age and marital status.  

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Curriculum

Full-Time Enrollment
(23 Hours Per Week)		 Additional Courses (when enrollment allows) Part-Time Enrollment
  • 10 hrs Reading/Writing
  • 8 hrs Listening/Speaking
  • 5 hrs Grammar

Alternate courses, such as Business English, and Conversation Strategies are available when enrollment allows.
  • 5 hrs TOEFL per week
  • 5 hrs Pronunciation per week for 6 weeks
  • 5 hrs GRE/GMAT Preparation
  • 5 hrs Vocabulary
  • 5 hrs English for Standardized Tests

Any or all of these courses may be added to full-time enrollment for an additional cost. These classes are available when enrollment allows Click here for additional course fees.

 Only for applicants who are Permanent Residents or who are not on student (F-1) visas. Click here for part-time tuition fees.

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Benefits

In addition to the instruction described in the Curriculum above, your tuition entitles you to receive the following advantages in the early part of your stay:

  • a check-in orientation session,
  • cultural and academic orientations after you check in,
  • help with housing arrangements,
  • help in reviewing and signing your rental lease,
  • help with shopping in town,
  • advice in selecting health insurance coverage;

and, throughout your stay, you can count on

  • immigration, cultural, and academic advisement,
  • access to daily after-class sports and cultural activities,
  • access to weekend activities,
  • social events of the ELI,
  • access to any of the 10 libraries on the University of Florida campus,
  • a weekly informative and entertaining newsletter,
  • an opportunity to compete for a tuition-free scholarship,
  • an opportunity to participate in one-on-one conversation with UF students,
  • access to the University of Florida infirmary,
  • computer usage and a University of Florida e-mail account.

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