IECP Mission Statement

The Intensive English Communication Program (IECP) strives toward responsible engagement with language, the profession, and discipline. The IECP provides international students with student-centered English instruction to facilitate admission to The Pennsylvania State University or other institutions of higher education through engagement with sustainable economic, cultural, social and environmental practices. The program seeks to respond to the needs of the local and global community and is committed to working in conjunction with other campus units to provide opportunities for collaboration in curricular development, mentorship, research, and other initiatives to best. We acknowledge the historical positioning of English as well as the original homelands of the Erie, Haudenosaunee, Lenape, Shawnee, Susquehannock, and Wahzhazhe Nations upon which the university is located. 

 

Since 1976, the IECP has been Penn State’s premier intensive English program, offering courses in academic English to prepare the pre-matriculated student for undergraduate and graduate studies at an American university.  Experienced faculty engage students in a cutting-edge, comprehensive curriculum which includes grammar, oral communication, listening, reading, writing, and test skills in addition to providing opportunities to connect with current Penn State students and classes.