University Placement Service 

University & Career School Admission Made Easy   
More than 550 US universities, colleges and career schools accept completion of an advanced level in the ELS Intensive English Program in place of the TOEFL®. These schools are members of the unique ELS University and Career School Cooperative Program and allow you to apply for university admission before leaving your country through the ELS University Placement Service. If you meet all the entrance requirements except English proficiency, you can receive a “conditional acceptance” granting your admission after you complete the required level with ELS.

University Placement Service
After completing our Intensive English Program, many students continue their studies as undergraduate or graduate students at US colleges, universities or career schools. The ELS University Placement Service (UPS) helps you select the school that’s right for you and helps to secure your admission.  UPS greatly shortens and simplifies the application process.

• Selection: We help you find schools that best match your educational goals and academic background.
• Document Processing:  ELS handles all your applications and correspondence to the school(s) selected.
• Credential Evaluation: When required, for an additional fee, we can have your home-country high school and/or university transcripts and credentials evaluated/certified. 
• Notification: ELS notifies you of your academic acceptance and forwards acceptance materials to you.

How to apply through ELS University Placement Service (UPS)
UPS uses generic applications for undergraduate and Master’s candidates, which are available in a PDF format. This should be filled out as specifically as possible and sent to the attention of University Placement Service at ELS Language Centers in Princeton, New Jersey (see below), with payment for services in US dollars.

Include the following with the UPS Application:

• Current official Bank Statement (You must supply a Bank Statement that has been issued within the past 6 months)
• One official set of original sealed transcripts per institution (must be translated)
• Official sealed post-secondary transcripts if applying for transfer credits
• One unsealed copy of your transcripts for student file
• Statement of Purpose/Essay
• Official test scores, if applicable
• Copy of Passport page
• One photograph per institution

UPS Standard Fees (through 2008)

• Undergraduate (Associate, Bachelor & Certificate/Diploma) applications - $450
  The fee covers the application for up to 2 undergraduate programs.  The fee does not include transcript evaluation, which is required by some schools.  Additional applications are $110 apiece.
• Master’s Applications - $495
  This fee covers application to a maximum of 2 Master’s programs.  The fee does not include transcript evaluation, which is required by some schools.  Additional applications are $130 apiece.
• Transcript Evaluation - $175 (make payment to “ELS Language Centers”)

UPS Application and Contact Information
To obtain a UPS application visit www.els.edu/downloads.  To learn more about our services and fees, contact your local ELS Counseling Agent, or contact us directly at the following:

ELS Language Centers
University Placement Service
400 Alexander Park
Princeton, NJ 08540 USA
Ph:  1(609) 750-3506
Fax: 1(609) 750-3507
E-mail:  upsinfo@els.edu