If you are a student that has been fully admitted to UWM with an EAP placement hold or a graduate student with dual admission, then you are required to register for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses. If you are a fully admitted student with no EAP course requirement, then we recommend that you take the EAP courses instead of the general education requirement (GER) English courses.
If you are an undergraduate student, you can register for EAP courses by completing the following steps:
- Apply for and be admitted to UWM as an undergraduate.
- If you are fully admitted with an EAP course requirement because of your language proficiency, you will have a hold in Panther Access to Web Services (PAWS) account that restricts enrollment in any UWM courses until you are enrolled in your required EAP courses. Soon after your admission, you will receive an email from the ELA Director/ EAP Coordinator, Brooke Haley, with information about your required EAP courses and next steps for enrollment. You can read more about the language proficiency requirements for undergraduates.
- If you are fully admitted with no EAP course requirement, take the Guided English Placement (GEP) assessment to determine which EAP course is best for you. Soon after you take the GEP, you will receive an email from the ELA Director/ EAP coordinator – Brooke Haley – with information of your EAP placement and how to enroll. You can read more about the GEP.
After taking the EAP 100: Introduction to College Writing for Multilingual Students and the EAP 145: Practice in Academic Listening and Speaking classes at UWM, I can confirm that I’ve reached my academic goals. Before taking those classes, my goals were to reach the writing and speaking levels of my American friends. With the help and support of my EAP class teachers, my goals were reached without complications.