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IMPORTANT NOTICES:  

  • The list of approved programs and/or schools are subject to change without prior notice.
  • Enrollment is only approved at the main campus of U. S. Universities/Community Colleges unless otherwise indicated. Satellite campuses are NOT allowed.
  • All programs offered by Shorelight Education are RESTRICTED. Admissions to programs administered by or through Shorelight for Summer 2019 or beyond will not be authenticated.
  • The following Pathway programs are NOT approved: Navitas, ONCAMPUS, Global, Shorelight Education, Study Group, etc.
  • Courses / Degrees offered through Continuing Education, Professional Colleges / Division, Adult Learning Division, Open University, and Evening Division are NOT approved.
  • Online, hybrid, weekend, part-time degree programs are NOT allowed and will not be authenticated.
  • Weekend (Saturday / Sunday) classes are NOT allowed.
  • Non-traditional courses are NOT allowed at 2-year / Community Colleges effective Summer 2016.
  • Non-traditional courses are NOT allowed at the graduate level (Master's, PHD).
  • Sponsored Students: Please contact your Kuwaiti Cultural Division advisor for further assistance and additional information. Written approval must be obtained from the Cultural Division office before submitting applications to the schools.
  • NOTE: Per Ministry of Higher Education policy, the following are considered non-traditional courses: online, hybrid/web enhanced/blended, flex/hyflex/roo-flex, distance education, independent/directed study, correspondence, credit by exam, continuing education, satellite campus, ITV, CD-Video lectures, and remote.
  • Students must confirm with Cultural Office whether the degree is Pre-Professional, 1st Professional or Post-Professional to be in compliance with MOHE Degree Equivalency Requirements.
  • MOHE Merit scholarship is only applicable at the undergraduate level.  
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SCHOOL Program Name Notation Address Coast Contact Phone
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY English as a Second Language *The English Language program at this university has available seats for students to apply.
Requires 2.5 GPA and transcript evaluation from Educational Perspectives
 		317 King Hall Ypsilanti, MI 48197 East Kimberly Anderson, Director esl@emich.edu (734) 487-0338
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY - METROPOLITAN CAMPUS Enrollment is RESTRICTED/CLOSED effective as of 2/20/2024 *This school's English Language program is no longer approved.
1000 River Road, Robison Hall, 4th Floor Teaneck, NJ 07666 East c/o Ryan Preesada, ManagerAdmissions and Partner Support, Middle East and Turkey rpreesada@els.edu (609) 759-5916
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Center for Intensive English Studies *The English Language program at this university has available seats for students to apply.
634 West Call Street Tallahassee, FL 32306-1125 East Patrick C. Kennell, Director cies@fsu.edu (850) 644-4797
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY c/o INTO George Mason University *This school’s English language program is almost at maximum enrollment capacity. It is recommended that you have alternate admissions or applications in case this English language program will be closed/restricted due to the over-enrollment of Kuwaiti students.
Must be at least 17 years old to apply
 		MS 6D11 4400 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 East Darshana Rogers, INTO Mason Enrollment Manager droger18@gmu.edu (858) 356-4400
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Intensive Academic English *This school’s English language program is almost at maximum enrollment capacity. It is recommended that you have alternate admissions or applications in case this English language program will be closed/restricted due to the over-enrollment of Kuwaiti students.
Must be at least 17 years old to apply
 		640 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20012 East Stephanie Gallop, Director guELC@georgetown.edu (202) 687-5978
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY The Language Institute *The English Language program at this university has available seats for students to apply.
No Beginners' ESL Must be at least 18 years old to apply
 		151 Sixth Street NW Atlanta, GA 30332-0374 East Karen Tucker, Director apply@pe.gatech.edu (404) 894-2425
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY Intensive English Program *The English Language program at this university has available seats for students to apply.
Must be at least 18 years old to apply
 		25 Park Place Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA 30303 East esl@gsu.edu
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY English Language Center **Email placement@kuwaitculturela.org as soon as you are interested in applying to this ESL program.
*ESL seats are first-come, first-served based on when all required documents are received.
*Alternate applications/admissions are recommended in case this ESL program is full/closed.
*Contact the Cultural Office if enrolling in anything less than a full session as mid-session may not be approved.
 		502 E. Boone, AD 41 | Spokane, WA 99258 West Stashia Kaiel elc@gonzaga.edu 509.313.6454
GUILFORD COLLEGE c/o American Language Academy *The English Language program at this university has available seats for students to apply.
No Beginners' ESL. Academic English starts at level 4
 		4411 W. Market Street, Suite 100 Greensboro, NC 27407 East Camelia Majette inquire@alaenglish.com (336) 285-7318
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY c/o INTO Hofstra *This school’s English language program is almost at maximum enrollment capacity. It is recommended that you have alternate admissions or applications in case this English language program will be closed/restricted due to the over-enrollment of Kuwaiti students.
246 Axinn Library123 Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY 11549-1230 East Shannon Paul, Enrollment Manager for Academic English & Pathway programs shannon.r.paul@hofstra.edu (516) 463-6230
HUNTER COLLEGE International English Language Institute *The English Language program at this university has available seats for students to apply.
10th Floor East Building, Room E1022 695 Park Avenue New York, NY 10065 East Alison M. Rice, Director ieli@hunter.cuny.edu
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY c/o INTO Illinois State University *The English Language program at this university has available seats for students to apply.
Campus Box 6180, Fell Hall, Floor 2, 304 South University Street, Normal, Il 617 More ... East Jacquie Serr, Interim Center Director isuadmissions@intoglobal.com (309) 438-0861
INDIANA UNIVERSITY - SOUTH BEND c/o The Language Company-South Bend *The English Language program at this university has available seats for students to apply.
1700 Mishawaka Avenue, Suite 001 South Bend, IN 46615 East Mrs. Melissa Hunsberger, Director of Admissions, DSO tlcsouthbend@thelanguagecompany.com (574) 287-3622
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON Intensive English Program *The English Language program at this university has available seats for students to apply.
Must be at least 18 years old to apply
 		Dept. of Second Language Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Ballantine Hall More ... East Michelle D. Fleener fleenerm@iu.edu (812) 855-0419
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Intensive English and Orientation Program *The English Language program at this university has available seats for students to apply.
102 Landscape Architecture Building Ames, IA 50011 East Larry Laursen, Program Assistant ieop@iastate.edu (515) 294-3568
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY - MANHATTAN English Language Program *The English Language program at this university has available seats for students to apply.
Must be at least 17 years old to apply
 		205 Fairchild Hall Manhattan, KS 66506 East Ms. Susan Alsop intladmit@ksu.edu; elp@k-state.edu (785) 532-7277
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY - Kent Campus English as a Second Language Center *The English Language program at this university has available seats for students to apply.
Office of Global Education, P.O. Box 5190, 106 Van Campen Hall, 625 Loop Road Ke More ... East Salma Benhaida, Assistant Director, International Recruitment and Admissions sbenhaid@kent.edu (330) 672-7980
LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE Academic English Studies *ESL Program is temporarily unavailable
*Contact the Cultural Office if enrolling in anything less than a full session as mid-session may not be approved.
 		0615 SW Palatine Hill Road, MSC 125 | Portland, OR 9721 West Susan Wynne aes@lclark.edu 503.768.7310
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BATON ROUGE English Language and Orientation Program *The English Language program at this university has available seats for students to apply.
Must be at least 17 years old to apply
 		2164 Pleasant Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1510 East Margaret Jo Borland, Director elop@lsu.edu; mjborla@lsu.edu (225) 578-5642
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO English Language Learning Program *The English Language program at this university has available seats for students to apply.
Loyola Hall, 1st Floor, 1110 Loyola Avenue Chicago, IL 60626 East esl@luc.edu (773) 508-3880
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