{"id":4431,"date":"2025-01-07T12:02:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T18:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english-language-academy\/?page_id=4431"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:35:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:35:41","slug":"international-student-full-admission-with-eap-placement-hold","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english-language-academy\/international-student-full-admission-with-eap-placement-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"International Student Full Admission with English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Hold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UW-Milwaukee International Student Admission: Full admission with an EAP hold is for international students admitted to an undergraduate academic degree program at UWM. Students with this admission status must complete required <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english-language-academy\/programs\/english-for-academic-purposes\/\">English for Academic Purposes (EAP) coursework<\/a> over one, two, or three semesters. EAP course placement is based on TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>A student with an EAP requirement cannot take more than 16 credits a semester. Once they have completed their required EAP classes, the credit restriction is released. <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>All EAP courses carry credit towards an undergraduate degree.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Students must receive a C or higher to pass an EAP class.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about proficiency requirements for academic admission for <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/international-admissions\/bachelors-application\/english-proficiency-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bachelor&#8217;s Degree students<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/international-admissions\/graduate-application\/english-proficiency-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Master&#8217;s and PhD students<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"\/cie\/international-admissions\/\" rel=\"\">Apply to UWM<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contact-information\"><strong>Contact Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have submitted a score other than TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo, please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/international-admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:isss@uwm.edu\">isss@uwm.edu<\/a>. If you wish to set up an appointment with an advisor about your EAP placement hold or EAP courses, please contact the English Language Academy Director and EAP Coordinator,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/english-language-academy\/directory\/haley-brooke\/\">Brooke Haley<\/a>, at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:haleyb@uwm.edu\">haleyb@uwm.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW-Milwaukee International Student Admission: Full admission with an EAP hold is for international students admitted to an undergraduate academic degree program at UWM. 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