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English as a Second Language
ESL information line: 773.838.7960


The Daley College Adult Education Program offers sixteen-week preparatory courses (fourteen weeks in the summer) for adults whose native language is not English. Classes are provided FREE OF CHARGE.

Requirements:
Students must be at least 19 years of age. Students who are 16, 17 or 18 years of age may also enroll if they provide written verification that they are no longer enrolled in a secondary educational program.

At registration, each student must provide a photograph identification card and ONE form of identification at registration to verify current address in the State of Illinois.

Acceptable forms of identification are the following:
  • driver's license or state ID card
  • credit card account statement (not credit cards)
  • voter's registration card
  • bank account statement (not checks)
  • electric bill, gas bill, phone bill (need not be in student's name)
  • Mediplan monthly statement
  • copy of a lease or house deed
  • vehicle sticker application
  • Foreign consulate ID card
Students will not be tested or registered without providing the required documents.

Classes:
Morning Classes: Mondays through Thursdays 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Afternoon Classes: Mondays through Thursdays 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Evening Classes: Mondays through Thursdays 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Saturday Classes: Saturdays 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Registration:
English as a Second Language (ESL) placement testing and registration is done by appointment. The placement test for morning, afternoon, evening and Saturday classes is given on several dates during each sixteen-week semester (fourteen weeks in the summer semester). In addition to completing the placement examination, each student will also attend an orientation session and complete a registration form. Placement testing appointments must be made in person at the college. Placement testing appointments are made on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information, please call the Daley College Adult Education ESL information line at 773.838.7960 or the Adult Education Office at 773.838.7803.




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