Change of Class Assignment

In general, students must study in the classes at the levels which they are assigned by the local director at the beginning of the term. However, in exceptional cases a change of class assignment may be needed. Normally, a student must attend a class for at least three days before requesting a change to another class. If after three ore more days of attending a particular class a student feels strongly that a change of class assignment is needed, he should make his request directly to the local director. Students may not visit another class (that is, a class to which the student has not been assigned) without prior permission from the local director. If the local director approves the student’s request to try out or move to a different class level, the local director will give the student a written permission slip. The student must present this permission slip to the teacher of the new class in order to attend the new class; otherwise, the student will not be allowed to enter the class. Normally, requests for class changes must be made before the local office closes on Monday of the second week of classes. Generally, the local director will not approve a class change without the agreement of both teachers involved (the teacher of the class to which the student is currently assigned and the teacher of the class to which the student is requesting to move).

Who May Take the TOEFL Preparation Class

The TOEFL Preparation class is offered to students who are at the low-advanced level or above (at least 70 on the Michigan English Placement Test). There must be at least three eligible students to offer this class.

Guided Independent Study

Agape offers the opportunity for guided independent study (independent laboratory) to students who meet certain criteria, when faculty are available to oversee such study. The eligibility requirements and guidelines for guided independent study are found in the appendices below.

Optional MTELP Proficiency Exam

Agape makes available an optional Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency (MTELP) to students who are completing their final term at Agape or who anticipate only one more term at Agape. The MTELP is an objective measure of English language proficiency used to determine whether a student’s English is adequate for full-time academic work, similar in design to the TOEFL exam. Some schools to which Agape graduates have applied in the past have requested such a measure of our graduates’ proficiency. The MTELP may also be given to non-F-1 students seeking to obtain a certificate of recommendation from Agape for extracurricular practical training (see below). The MTELP is administered on the same day as other end-of-term testing (usually the Thursday of the last week of classes) to those students who request it. Students must make their requests to the local director no later than the Friday of the eighth week of the term. An extra fee of $25 is required to take the MTELP. The MTELP may be administered by Agape to the same student a maximum of three times.