Welcome to the IECP
If you are planning on attending Penn State or another American university but would like to improve your English, you’ve come to right place! Since 1976, the IECP has been Penn State’s premier intensive English program, offering courses in academic English to prepare the pre-matriculated student for undergraduate and graduate studies at an American university. Experienced faculty engage students in a cutting-edge, comprehensive curriculum which includes grammar, oral communication, listening, reading, writing, and test skills in addition to providing opportunities to connect with current Penn State students and classes.
- Penn State's Great Insect Fair imagines a world without bugs On Sep 19, 2019 Appreciating insects' role in agriculture and the environment will be the focus of Penn State's 2019 Great Insect Fair, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Snider Agricultural Arena on the University Park campus.
- Penn State Smeal to open Center for the Business of Sustainability in 2020 On Sep 19, 2019 The Penn State Smeal College of Business will launch the Center for the Business of Sustainability in 2020 to support how business meets the growing demand for resources in a socially just and environmentally sustainable manner.
- Pennsylvania Department of Human Services secretary visits the Lion's Pantry On Sep 19, 2019 Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller visited the Lion’s Pantry on Penn Sate's University Park campus on Sept. 17 as part of National Hunger Action Month, which brings attention to chronic hunger and food insecurity issues.
- Upcoming Events
- Sep 23, 2019 | 03:30 PM Graduate Admission Info Session
- Sep 24, 2019 | 03:00 PM Writing Workshop 1
- Sep 27, 2019 | 01:00 PM IECP Picnic
- Sep 29, 2019 | 04:00 PM Mexico Beyond Mariachi presents "Sugar Skull!"
- Oct 01, 2019 | 03:00 PM Writing Workshop 2
- Fall semester is underway…including a new special topics course! On Sep 06, 2019 Welcome new students! The IECP welcomed new students from seven countries to begin another fall semester. Our news students come from Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and UAE! Exciting things happening in Special Topics classes This semester, the IECP offers three Special Topics classes: Modern Topics, Creative Expression and Science. Special Topics classes […]
- The IECP enjoys nearby park for awards ceremony On Aug 02, 2019 Because of the IECP’s location downtown and close proximity to the Sidney Friedman Park, the end-of-semester awards ceremony was held outside this semester on July 26…an IECP first! It was truly a perfect setting to enjoy a picnic and play some outdoor activities. Relieved of all coursework, students tossed a Frisbee, passed a soccer ball, […]
- The arts are in the air… On Jul 09, 2019 Many students from around the world come to Penn State to study at its renown STEM programs. In fact, many IECP students usually have plans to enter engineering departments. However, the IECP knows it’s also important to cultivate students’ involvement in the arts. The arts can help students think differently, in new ways. Recently, the […]
- Summer semester has begun! On May 24, 2019 Pictured above: New students pose with their Transition Partners and a couple of IECP faculty on Old Main steps. The IECP is thrilled to welcome its new students for the 2019 summer semester! The new cohort represents five different countries, including China, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and –nd IECP first–Burundi! As always, the summer semester […]
- Spring finally sprung in time for semester’s end On Apr 29, 2019 Pictured above: (left) GWS140 students before attending APLNG220 poster session; (right) Ellen Wu and Hasan Alkhajah are two of the recipients of the excellent poster award in Ai140. As always, the IECP had an eventful semester; however, this semester was quite extraordinary with the long snowy winter and the office move from campus to the […]
- A spring semester full of snow days! On Feb 28, 2019 This semester, Penn State has had an unprecedented number of snow day cancellations and early dismissals. Much to the joy of students across campus, Penn State declared early dismissals on January 24th and 30th in addition to whole day cancellations on January 31st, February 12th and 20th. While most of the Penn State community enjoyed […]
