How to earn university credits
The Academic Transitions (AT) program with the English Language Institute at the University of Delaware offers a great advantage. It was designed to help students to earn useful university credits (i.e., credits for courses/requirements that are necessary for their university degree).
In fact, AT students have the potential to earn nearly all of the credits needed to complete their first year of university!
Paths for earning credits
There are two paths that determine how many university credits that AT students can earn–and how much time they will spend in the program:
| Path | Duration | Maximum number of credits |
| AT1 + AT2 | 8 months | 16 |
| AT1 + AT2 + AT3 | 12 months | 27 |
All AT students are expected to complete AT1 + AT2 in 8 months. Students who do not meet program requirements after AT2 must continue studying in AT3 for an additional 4 months.
Minimum Grade REquirement
Students may only earn credit for the credit-bearing courses* in which they have earned a minimum final grade of C+. Students who do not complete a credit-bearing course with a minimum final grade of C+ will be required to retake the course (either at the ELI or later at the university).
*Required Cohort grades are C+ in first semester; Passing grade (P) in second semester
