Welcome to Drew University and the Community Education Audit (CEA) Program!  We want you to be comfortable and successful while you’re fulfilling your requirements with us.  We hope that this information will help ease your way into a new educational system.

CEA and ESL 4 Spring 2013 Registration is CLOSED!

General Information

Please review the information on the first few pages of the CEA program booklet with your host family.  Inside you will find:  the cost of the program, application deadlines, Admission/acceptance procedures, course restrictions, an academic calendar, and an application.   If you have any additional questions after reviewing these materials with your host family, please feel free to give our office a call at (973) 408-3118.  Please complete the au pair registration form at the back of the CEA program booklet or link to this term’s online forms.

Selecting a Course

Please talk over your course requests with your host family to make sure that they fit your work schedule, your interests, and your level of academic experience. Please be aware of the following academic guidelines:

Course numbers 100 – 199 signify a lower level class
Course numbers 200 – 299 signify an intermediate level class
Course numbers 300 – 399 signify an upper level class

Any course listed with a PR under its notes means that there is a prerequisite; you must have some prior experience or course work in this subject before you can audit this class.

Auditor course requests are filled on a first come, first serve basis. There are a limited number of auditor requests we can process a semester, so make sure that you get your registrations in early.

Participants in “Conversational English-Intermediate” should not be enrolled in any other program offered through Drew University’s Community Education Audit (CEA) program.

Contact Hours For Your Classes

You will not receive credit for auditing a course, but you will gather contact hours. Each four credit undergraduate course at Drew University meets for a minimum of 36 hours.  Any courses meeting for less than 36 contact hours are noted in the course descriptions in this catalog.  All ESL participants will receive 36 contact hours upon the completion of their class. You must attend class on a regular basis, from beginning to end, in order to obtain your hours.

Upon completion of your class, and upon your request, we will supply you with a transcript that lists the courses you’ve taken and the number of hours you’ve completed.  Just stop by, email us at lifelong@drew.edu or call our office after your class is over and ask us for one.  We’re also happy to sign any necessary forms that require an educational administrator’s signature.

Miscellaneous

You should make every effort to purchase the required books and do all the assigned reading. Many online bookstores like Amazon.com can provide you with text books at a discount. Type in your book’s ISBN number at the site’s search link and see what is available.  Auditors are not required to take exams or write papers, but most professors do encourage au pairs to participate in discussion. Auditors do not receive student ID cards.  They are, however, eligible to receive a temporary library card. 

Inquires and Visits To Our Office

Our office is located in S.W. Bowne Hall, room 110, at the center of the Drew University campus.  A map of the campus can be located online at our Campus Map .

Caspersen School of Graduate Studies
Office of Admission
S. W. Bowne Hall, Room 110
Drew University
36 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940
Tel: 973/408-3118
Fax: 973/408-3040
Email: lifelong@drew.edu

English Courses For Speakers Of Other Languages (ESOL)

Offered by the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies & the Office of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).

These non-credit courses are appropriate for au pairs and other community members who wish to strengthen their spoken and written English skills.  Participants in the in Intermediate Conversational English should not be enrolled in any other program offered through Drew University’s Community Education Audit (CEA) program.

Cost

Tuition is as follows:

Fall

    • Conversational English-Intermediate – $395
    • Integrated Reading and Writing in English – $395

Spring

    • Conversational English-Intermediate – $395
    • English Conversation and Writing – Intermediate/ Advanced - $395

Tuition fees include the cost of any required textbooks as well as a Drew University parking pass.

Course Descriptions

Fall

CEAESL1/ Conversational English-Intermediate
This course is designed for students at a high beginner or intermediate level of English conversation. Its focus is to further develop and reinforce speaking skills in everyday situations through the study of, and application of, American idioms, informal language, and topics in American culture.

CEAESL3/ Integrated Reading and Writing in English
This course is designed for non-native speakers of English who have had some experience with writing and English and are interested in improving their writing skills.  Students will use reading and writing exercises to become familiar with the writing process.

Spring

13CEAESL2/ Conversational English-Intermediate
This course is designed for intermediate students of English as a Second Language. Its focus is to further develop and reinforce speaking skills in everyday situations through the application of idioms and informal language, and through discussion of topics in American culture, including contemporary social issues. Class activities will include an ongoing review of grammar, pronunciation, and intonation.
Instructor: Leslie Pring
Times: T/Th, 9:30-10:45 am
Dates: January 29-May 6
Fee: $395
Location: TBA

13CEAESL4/ English Conversation and Writing – Intermediate/ Advanced
This course is designed for those students of English as a Second Language at a high-intermediate or advanced level of conversation, reading comprehension, and writing. Its focus is to further develop reading comprehension and oral skills, and essential concepts and techniques of writing in a variety of styles. Class activities will include assigned readings in various genres including fiction, poetry, editorials, and newspaper articles.
Instructor: Leslie Pring
Times: T/Th, 11:00am-12:15pm
Dates: January 29-May 6
Fee: $395
Location: TBA

Payments and Refunds

PAYMENTS

New and easier payment processing steps will be applied to all CEA undergraduate class auditors starting with spring 2013 participants. No payments need to accompany your registration for auditing CEA undergraduate classes. However, all ESL payments will continue to go through the offices of the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies.

PAYMENTS FOR ESL CLASSES ONLY English as a Second Language (ESL)

Payments for ESL classes must be made separately from our regular CEA audit classes.  For au pairs registering for ESL classes your payment must be made through our offices in the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, Room 110, 36 Madison Ave., Madison, NJ 07940 Phone: 973 408 3118.  If you are taking an additional CEA undergraduate class for audit, please follow the directions below for payments made to Drew’s Business Office.

Your $395/class PAYMENT IS DUE BY 5PM, January 18, 2013 for ESL classes.  AFTER THAT A $20 LATE FEE WILL BE ADDED.  You will be contacted directly if we have any questions regarding your application.

CHECKS and CASH:  Please visit our offices or make your check payable to Drew University and forward payment $395 per  ESL class to: Drew University, Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, Room 110, 36 Madison Ave., Madison, NJ 07940 Phone: 973 408 3118

CREDIT CARDS:  You can fax your credit card information with your application to 973 408 3040 or call our office at 973-408-3118 to leave your credit card information with CEA staff.

PAYMENTS TO AUDIT CEA UNDERGRADUATE CLASSES ONLY (NO ESL payments!)

Drew’s Business Office will process all CEA auditor’s payments and refunds (except for ESL, which must be processed through the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies as outlined above).  Once your final course selections are confirmed, and you are registered for your class(es), you will receive an email from Drew’s Business Office regarding your billing/payment. CEA undergraduate per class fees are $295 per course.

You will be invoiced directly by Drew University’s Business Office for CEA undergraduate classes.

Electronic Payments: Once you receive your Student ID# you can make your payment by logging into Drew’s TreeHouse which will take you to afford.com/drew with your student account information already populated.  Your TreeHouse login screen can be found at https://treehouse.drew.edu . Sign in with the user name and password you received from Drew and click on Students tab.  In the Bills, Financial Aid…box click on Statement and Payment History.  Under Payment Options, click on Make a One Time Payment which will take you directly to the entry page for payment at afford.com (make sure to select an academic term here) and then move through the prompts to enter your payment information.

If you would prefer, you can go directly to afford.com/drew, and in the second box you will see the blue button on the right that says Make a One-Time Payment.  You then enter your student account information yourself (remember to be careful to type the correct information so that your payment is not delayed), and then move through the prompts to enter your payment information. Electronic payment methods include: Master Card, American Express, or Discover Card (2.99% convenience fee added, $1.00 minimum fee) or using your Checking or Savings Account (no convenience fee added).

Walk-in/Mail-in payments: Visit the Business Office on Drew’s campus in the Tilghman building (please refer to your campus map) or mail payment to: Drew University, PO Box 36118, Newark NJ 07188-6118. Please do not mail cash-cash payments must be brought directly to the Business Office in Tilghman.                    

If you have further questions regarding your payment, please call our Business Office at 973 408 3114 and speak to a CEA payment representative. Or, visit their website at http://www.drew.edu/fba/students-parents/payment-options . You are also welcome to call the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies at 973 408 3118.

Transcripts

For ESL classes Upon your request and completion of you ESL class please contact the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies for a transcript reflecting that you have earned 36 contact hours.

For auditing CEA undergraduate classes Upon request, Drew’s Registrar’s Office can send auditors “Unofficial Transcripts” reflecting the courses they have audited at Drew along with the total number of “contact hours” auditors have earned by the end of the term.  Each 4 credit undergrad class = 36 contact hours.  Please allow 5-7 days for processing.  Fees for transcripts are $5 ($15 for 1-2 day rush).

All requests for Unofficial Transcripts must be made in writing and bear:

  1. the date of the request,
  2. the dates of attendance,
  3. the current address and telephone number of the auditor of record,
  4. the auditor’s name at the time of enrollment at Drew
  5. the auditor’s Student ID number.
  6. the signature of the auditor of record,
  7. the request must state where the Unofficial Transcript is to be sent and include the full address of the location (including an addressee’s name).

Issuance of an Unofficial Transcript must be cleared by the University Business Office. The University withholds transcripts if an auditor has an outstanding balance on their account. In addition, any necessary Unofficial Transcript fees must be paid before release of the record.

Please mail “Unofficial Transcript” request, along with the information called for in items 1-7 above plus appropriate fees (do not send cash) to:

Drew University
Registrar’s Office (Transcript Processing)
36 Madison Avenue
Madison, New Jersey 07940

For faxed requests:
Attn: Transcript Processing
Fax: 973 408-3288

For scanned emailed requests:
msalvese@drew.edu