How to Register for ENGL 62000, "Classroom Communication for International Graduate Students"

ENGL 620 is open only to those international graduate students whose department's have identified as potential teaching assistants.  Students must have taken the Oral English Proficiency Test and received a score of 45 or below to be eligible for ENGL 620. 

1. First, departments must identify the students in their area who have taken the OEPT and have the greatest need to be enrolled in ENGL 620.  ENGL 620 fills quickly and it's possible not every student desiring the course will be able to enroll.  Students who are expected to be needed to teach within the next year should be given priority, especially for the fall semester.  Students with other sources of funding or who are not immediately needed to teach should wait until spring or summer to take the class.  Keep in mind that some students may need more than one semester to be certified by the class.
    
2. Once priority students for the class have been identified by the department, the registration advisor should work with these students to select 2 or 3 sections of ENGL 620 that are appropriate for their OEPT score level and will work with their schedule.  Because class size is small, sections fill quickly and students may not always get their first choice of class times.
    
3. The student's department liaison to the OEPP should then notify the OEPP Program Coordinator of their students who need to be registered for the course, and their top choices of class times.
    
4. Within one or two days the OEPP will either enter an override for one of the student's choices, or suggest alternative class times.  After the override code has been entered the student must register for the course through MyPurdue.  The OEPP does not register students.

If a student has not been pre-approved for the course (or the override has not yet been entered), when he or she attempts to register there will be an error message saying the department must be contacted for approval.  Please note that approvals for ENGL 620 are made by the OEPP, not the English department.  You must contact the OEPP at oepp@purdue.edu for assistance with course registration and approvals.  In no case should the student's department enter the override codes for registration.

Professional Development Section

Students who have been certified may be interested in the Professional Development Section of ENGL 620.  This section allows students to continue improving their spoken English proficiency and focuses on skills important to students nearing graduation and planning to enter the job market.  Students interested in the professional development section need to submit an application by the posted deadline.  The class is usually offered in the spring semester and is limited to eight students.  Students accepted for the course will receive specific registration instructions via e-mail.  It is expected that this class will next be offered in the Spring 2012 semester.