English Programs

international students in the classroom pose for a photo

Spend Your Summer or Winter Break Studying at UC Davis

  • by Michelle Risser
Intensive learning without the long-term commitment is what makes our Short-Term Content Based Programs perfect for summer and winter break. Students from around the world can explore several distinct subject areas while improving their English language skills and enjoying the cultural and social perks of studying abroad.
high school students in classroom listen to a lecture on an overhead screen

UC Davis English for High School Students

International Programs at UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education has established the first partnership of its kind with Kyoto Otani High School in Japan to launch UC Davis English as part of its year-round curriculum to help its students with academic English and academic skills.
Students from Shizuoka Salesio High School with Nari Fujita

Shizuoka Salesio High School comes to UC Davis International English Programs

  • by Ginger M Welsh

Traditionally Intensive English Programs (IEP) are for adult learners to advance and accelerate their career through participation in a rigorous English language curriculum. High school students can participate in a similar course of study through “English youth programs.” These programs often balance instruction with other social and cultural components to create a more age-related experience.

International English Program student Sou Koguma attending a baseball game

English Language Student visits emblematic U.S. ballparks

  • by Luciana Zumaeta Cavalie

Baseball holds a meaningful place in American culture, and for International English Program student Sou Koguma, a true American experience meant that he would visit the country’s most emblematic baseball stadiums. Sou has walked through the historic entrance of Chicago’s Wrigley Field and cheered alongside New York’s Yankees fans at Yankee Stadium. Sou’s interest in baseball and ambition took him places he had always dreamed of seeing.