The English as a Second Language High-Beginning Level Certificate of Completion, which is attained upon the successful completion of English as a Second Language courses in level 2, signifies a high-beginning level of mastery in reading, writing, and speaking skills in English as a Second Language.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Identify main ideas and supportive details of a one page simplified text reading.
• Use simple present, past, and future tenses in simple and complex sentences.
• Write a unified paragraph with appropriate sentence boundaries.
• Understand English used in shared, personal experiences.
• Speak for 1-2 minutes on personal and familiar topics using a combination of phrases, sentences, and pronunciation generally understood by native speakers.
• Apply new vocabulary in either oral or written communication.

Noncredit Certificate of Completion Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Required Core
Select one of the following Options:		0
Option 1
ENSL 421	High-Beginning Reading and Writing (1-85 hours)
ENSL 423	High-Beginning Speaking and Listening (1-68 hours)
Option 2
ENSL 412	Beginning English: Speaking and Listening (1-68 hours)
ENSL 421	High-Beginning Reading and Writing (1-85 hours)
ENSL 423	High-Beginning Speaking and Listening (1-68 hours)
Option 3
ENSL 413	Beginning English: Writing, Reading, and Vocabulary (1-85 hours)
ENSL 421	High-Beginning Reading and Writing (1-85 hours)
ENSL 423	High-Beginning Speaking and Listening (1-68 hours)
Total Hours		2-238
Total Units		0

Please refer to the program requirements section of the Catalog for information about associate degree requirements and certificate requirements including Information Competency, and General Education requirements.