• Help learners improve all skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) in order to perform successfully in degree-seeking programs in U.S. universities, in short-term study programs, or for personal satisfaction
• Orient students to North American culture and society outside the classroom, on campus, and in a typical U.S. community

EELI is an Intensive English Program that prepares students for study within a university context. Graduates from the Program are admitted into Eastern Kentucky University without a TOEFL score required. EELI does not train students for taking the TOEFL; however, study skills and test taking skills play an important part in the curriculum especially in the intermediate and advanced levels.