Program Options

With world-class resources, we can build a program customized for your needs.

Fully Customized ESL ProgramsExpand
With a fully customized program, you have the freedom to choose program length, intensity, and focus.

Fully customized programs provide closed classes for your group. Full-time and part-time options are available. A minimum of ten students is typically required. All students must be over the age of 15.

Custom Curriculum

Groups can choose to take customized courses in the following:

  • General English language instruction
  • Standardized Test Preparation
  • American Culture
  • English for STEM
  • Business English
  • Other Specialized Topics

Custom Activities

The following is a partial list of extracurricular activities that may be provided to complement coursework:

  • Conversation Partners
  • UCI Course Observations
  • UCI Campus and Laboratory Tours
  • Guest Lectures and Presentations
  • Business, Cultural, and Municipal Site Visits
  • Networking and Social Mixers
  • Many more

Custom Services

Custom designed programs may provide the following additional services:

  • Roundtrip Airport Transfers
  • Weekend and Evening Cultural Activities
  • Customized Pre-Departure Materials and On-Campus Orientations
  • Custom Meal Plans
  • Additional Student Support Staff
  • Many more

Custom Location

Fully customized programs can be held on the UCI campus, at a partner institution campus, and/or online.

Tuition

Fully customized program tuition varies with each program's length, size, and features. However, typical on-campus CDP tuition is approximately $1,000 USD per week per student. Tuition does not include housing, meals, flights, or health insurance.

Hybrid ESL ProgramsExpand
Groups integrated in our public ESL programs may add customized features.

Students enrolled in UCI Division of Continuing Education programs may add a variety of custom activities and services. Course schedules may also be adjusted to be full-time or part-time. A minimum of five students is typically required for hybrid programs. All students must be over the age of 15.

Request a proposal.

Custom features may be added to all our English Language Programs.

Custom Activities

The following is a partial list of extracurricular activities that may be provided to complement coursework:

  • Conversation Partners
  • UCI Course Observations
  • UCI Campus and Laboratory Tours
  • Guest Lectures and Presentations
  • Business, Cultural, and Municipal Site Visits
  • Networking and Social Mixers
  • Many more

Custom Services

Custom-designed programs may provide the following additional services:

  • Roundtrip Airport Transfers
  • Weekend and Evening Cultural Activities
  • Customized Pre-Departure Materials and On-Campus Orientations
  • Custom Meal Plans
  • Additional Student Support Staff
  • Many more

Fees

Custom activity and service fees vary.

Custom TEFL and Teaching Training ProgramsExpand
Groups of new or experienced teachers may learn various skills and methodologies for teaching young and adult learners in a variety of topics including English as a Foreign Language.

Fully customized programs provide closed classes for your group. Full-time and part-time options are available. A minimum of ten participants is typically required. All participants must currently hold teaching positions or be working towards a teaching degree or certificate.  Request a proposal.

Custom Curriculum

Groups can choose to take customized courses in the following:

  • Teaching English as a Foreign Language
  • Teaching Practicum
  • Teaching Young or Adult Learners
  • Diagnostics and Assessments
  • General Methodology
  • Other Specialized Topics

Custom Activities

The following is a partial list of extracurricular activities that may be provided to complement coursework:

  • Mentor Meetings
  • UCI Course Observations
  • UCI Campus and Facility Tours
  • Guest Lectures and Presentations
  • Public School Visits and Course Observations
  • Networking and Social Mixers
  • Many more

Custom Services

Custom designed programs may provide the following additional services:

  • Roundtrip Airport Transfers
  • Weekend and Evening Cultural Activities
  • Customized Pre-Departure Materials and On-Campus Orientations
  • Custom Meal Plans
  • Additional Support Staff and Translation Services
  • Many more

Custom Location

Fully customized programs can be held on the UCI campus, at a partner institution campus, and/or online.

Tuition

Fully customized program tuition varies with the length, size, and features of each program. However, typical on-campus CDP tuition is approximately $1,000 USD per week per participant. Tuition does not include housing, meals, flights, or health insurance.

English-Mediated Instruction and Faculty Development ProgramsExpand
M. Saman Dassanayake, PhD
M. Saman Dassanayake
shares his experience.
University faculty in all fields may learn techniques for lecturing in English, encouraging active learning, and creating flipped/hybrid lessons

English-Mediated Instruction (EMI) is a growing global trend as more universities offer courses and degree programs in English. UC Irvine Division of Continuing Education offers customized programs to help experienced faculty and new instructors deliver academic content in English to an international student body.

Customized programs are designed to improve student engagement and promote good practices in higher education in all fields and languages. Full-time and part-time options are available. A minimum of five participants is typically required. All participants must currently hold teaching or faculty training positions in higher education institutions. Request a proposal.  

Custom Curriculum

The following topics are typically covered in faculty development programs:

  • Assessing Student Needs
  • Increasing Student Engagement and Active Learning
  • Teaching Large Lectures
  • Flipped and Hybrid Lessons
  • Learning Objectives and Lesson Planning
  • Building Confidence Teaching in English
  • Other Specialized Topics

Custom Activities

The following is a partial list of extracurricular activities that may be provided to complement coursework:

  • Mentor Meetings
  • UCI Course Observations
  • UCI Campus and Facility Tours
  • Guest Lectures and Presentations
  • Networking and Social Mixers
  • Many more

Custom Services

Custom-designed programs may provide the following additional services:

  • Roundtrip Airport Transfers
  • Weekend and Evening Cultural Activities
  • Customized Pre-Departure Materials and On-Campus Orientations
  • Custom Meal Plans
  • Additional Support Staff and Translation Services
  • Many more

Custom Location

Fully customized programs can be held on the UCI campus, at a partner institution campus, and/or online.

Tuition

English-Mediated Instruction and Faculty Development program tuition varies with the length, size, and location of each program.

Housing Options

  • UCI Dormitories (Available in July & August only) – Submit a request for pricing and availability.
  • Apartments & Homestay

Past Clients

UCI Division of Continuing Education has created Custom Designed Programs for diverse institutions including:

  • Brazilian Ministry of Education
  • Doshisha University, Japan
  • French Ministry of Education
  • Keimyung University, South Korea
  • Guangzhou Board of Education, China
  • Gyeongsangnam-do Educational Training Institute, South Korea
  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
  • Komazawa University, Japan
  • Meiji University, Japan
  • Pegasus California School, China
  • Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
  • Taiwan Ministry of Education
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education
  • And more

Contact Us

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