Preparing for Graduate Success

Preparing for Graduate Success—Language, Culture, and Community at the University of Michigan is a four-week online course designed to help you hit the ground running in your academic program this fall.

For information about on-campus language and academic support, please make an appointment to meet with an ELI advisor for a consultation when you arrive in Ann Arbor.

Eligibility

This course is open to newly-admitted graduate students at the University of Michigan who have completed their undergraduate education outside the U.S. NOTE: This course is NOT designed to prepare Graduate Student Instructors for instructional assignments. For information about ELI’s International GSI Program, please see our website. 

Payment

• The course fee is $495.
• Space is limited, and a seat in the course is not guaranteed until payment is received.
• Pay by Credit Card: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX
• Space is limited: Full payment must be received to reserve a spot in the course.

Please contact Neal McKenna at ELI.Online@umich.edu with any payment-related questions. 

IF YOUR DEPARTMENT IS PAYING THE FEE: Departmental payment is possible by JE Transfer. Please contact Neal McKenna at ELI.Online@umich.edu to initiate this process, he will need the contact information of your department administrator.

Directions

Please fill out all required fields on this form. If you have any questions during this process, please contact us at ELI.Online@umich.edu.  Upon clicking SUBMIT you will be transmitted to the secure payment authorization site. Please do not close the window after you hit Submit, wait to be transferred to the secure payment authorization site.