The Credit ESL Program is designed for students who wish to pursue a vocational certificate or a two-year degree at City College or transfer to a four-year college or university.
The program includes four levels of instruction and their companion electives courses:
The ESL Department offers two certificates in Advanced ESL: Advanced Academic English as a Second Language and Advanced English as a Second Language Oral Communication Skills.
Learn More About the ESL Programs and Certificates
| Accelerated Academic Pathway | Credit Listening/Speaking | Credit Electives | |
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ESLA 3180 (ESLA 3165, ESLA 3175) (Noncredit) |
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Intermediate |
ESL 182 |
*ESL 49 ESL Communication (CSU as elective) |
ESL 75 Editing & Grammar Review |
| High Intermediate |
*ESL 184 (UC/CSU as elective) |
*ESL 69 ESL Communication (CSU as elective) |
*ESL 66 Listening & Reading (CSU as elective) |
| Advanced | *ESL 186 (UC/CSU as elective) | *ESL 79 Advanced Speaking & Pronunciation (CCSF GE Area A, CSU GE Area A1 Oral Communication or elective) | *ESL 85 Editing & Grammar Review |
| High Advanced | *ESL 188 (CCSF GE Area E, UC/CSU as elective, CSU GE Area C2 Humanities or elective) |
*ESL 67 Practical Writing (CCSF GE Area A, CSU as elective) *ESL 95 Editing & Grammar Review |
* = degree applicable
We also offer degree applicable and CSU-transferable elective courses pertaining to Guided Pathways ESL Milestone Certificates of Achievement in Business, Child Development and Math.