CLIP

The CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP) is an intensive English as a Second Language (ESL) program for CUNY students who need to improve their academic English language skills. CLIP is designed primarily for first-time freshmen with English language needs who have not yet passed the CUNY Assessment Tests in Reading and/or Writing or who have not met the CUNY proficiency benchmarks in English. Incoming CUNY students who are identified as needing deep ESL instruction from all 17 campuses defer matriculation to attend CLIP at one of the 9 CUNY campuses before returning to their home campuses for placement into college level courses.CLIP courses are offered at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels and students are able to enroll for a maximum total of 900 hours. Students are placed according to an essay and a standardized, multiple-choice test, in conjunction with their scores on the CUNY Assessment Tests in Reading and Writing.