Arkansas State University (ASU) welcomes all international students and provides access to a high-quality education, at an affordable price, in a caring and supportive environment. ASU is a safe and fully accredit public institution of higher education with a wide array of academic programs designed to help its students prepare for a better future in the globally connected and highly competitive market place. ASU is recognized as being in the top 10% of all academic institutions in the world and has a distinguished history dating back nearly 100 years.

Learn English at ASU!

Our English as a Second Language program (ESL) offers students with limited English proficiency the opportunity to study and practice English in a nurturing environment conductive to optimal learning. Our intensive program includes over 23 hours of study per week, with optional elective courses and activities such as American Culture, Idioms and Expressions, and student trips.

Why Study at Arkansas State?

• Top quality instruction combined with stimulating extracurricular activities
• Conditional admissions to undergraduate and graduate programs
• No TOEFL or IELTS requirements for ESL program graduates
• Intensive program designed to improve your English skills quickly
• Practice English with American roommate and conversation partners
• Take ESL and academic classes at the same time in level IV and V
• Small classes with an average of 12 students to ne TESOL certified instructor
• Free help sessions and tutoring
• Multimedia language lab
• Total commitment to your success

Excellent Environment and Facilities!

• Perfect size and location: one of the safest cities in the United States
• Multiple on-campus housing options within walking distance to shops
• Live on-campus with American roommates and improve your language skills!
• Large green campus!
• Student trips to major cities, local, state, and regional attractions
• University library including a multimedia center and student learning center
• Free and unlimited access to computer labs
• Entire campus is wireless
• Over 250 student clubs and organizations