Admission Requirements

 

Admission Requirements and Registration Procedures


Participants should apply to the Language Institute at least two months before the program begins.

The Language Institute’s programs are for participants and professionals who:

  • Are 18 years of age and older
  • Have completed high school or the equivalent in their country

Participants are required to send via email or mail the following items:

  1. Review specific program requirements.
  2. Submit the application electronically.
  3. Process placement test payment registration.

* For the Intensive English Program, participants must have completed high school or the equivalent in their country.


Our office will assist participants to complete their registration Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Contact us by email, at the Language Institute sites, or by calling us at either our Edinburg or Brownsville locations:


UTRGV Edinburg
Language Institute
1407 E. Freddy Gonzalez
CESS Bldg., Rm. 1.700
Edinburg, TX 78539-2999
Email: pewd@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-2133
Fax: (956) 665-5001

UTRGV Brownsville
Language Institute
101 St Joseph Dr
Brownsville, TX 78520
Email: pewd@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 882-4178

Tuition:
The prices of our programs are located on the corresponding course page.


  • To get a full registration fee refund, we require a written request emailed to pewd@utrgv.edu. It needs to be emailed at least 3 business days before the course's start date. Partial refunds are not available.
  • It takes 5-7 business days to process refunds for credit/debit card payments.

Financial Aid and Scholarships are not available to LI participants.


Participants who apply are required to take a placement test for all programs.

Specially trained instructors will determine participants' level of proficiency and place them into the appropriate level. Participants are placed in a class with other participants of the same ability.