About
Join us and explore American Life and Language in challenging, educational, entertaining classes. Visit Purchase College and discover the convenience of taking classes on the beautiful 550-acre campus.
Choose from business-oriented courses, such as “Becoming a More Effective Leader,” culture courses, such as “American Pop Culture,” and language-specific courses, such as “Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, and Slang.” All courses are student centered, interactive, and taught by highly qualified instructors in a friendly, supportive atmosphere.
Short-term parking is available along the walkway leading to the School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education (enter from parking lot West 2).
J1 Au Pairs and Adult Nonnative English Speakers
This program was developed to meet the interests, schedules, budgets, and U.S. government education requirements for J1 au pairs and is also well-suited for adult non-native English speakers.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR AU PAIRS
WEEKDAY COURSES
20 hours or 24 hours toward your U.S. government education requirement.
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20 hours (20 hours = 1.5 - 1.7 non-academic credits) Attendance, participation, completion of assignments as directed.
- 24 hours (24 hours = 1.8 - 2.0 non-academic credits). In addition to the 20 hour course requirements, an expansion assignment, as directed by the course instructor, must be completed to receive an additional 4 hours. Please note: Students may register for a 20 hour course and, upon payment of the tuition difference, transfer to 24 hours anytime within the same semester. (A course expansion assignment must be completed as directed.)
WEEKEND COURSES (Saturday/Sunday)
20 hours, 30 hours, or 40 hours toward your U.S. government education requirement. All 20 hour, 30 hour, and 40 hours students MUST complete the 20 hour requirements. Please note: No partial hours are awarded.
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20 hours (20 hours = 1.5 - 1.7 non-academic credits)
A pre-assignment is due 9 a.m. on the first day of the course unless otherwise stated and 100% attendance on Saturday and Sunday (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) is required. -
30 hours (30 hours = 2.3 - 2.5 non-academic credits):
In addition to the 20 hour requirements, a post-assignment is due (a 2 1/2 - 3 page paper, or equivalent as assigned, based on course content) within 30 days of course completion. -
40 hours (40 hours = 3.0 - 3.3 non-academic credits)
In addition to the 20 hour requirements, a post-assignment is due (a 5–7 page paper, or equivalent as assigned, based on course content) within 30 days of course completion.
Please check with your au pair agency for exact information about required hours and credits.
CERTIFICATES
- 20 hours: A certificate is presented at the end of the last class meeting. (Weekend classes: a certificate is present at the end of the Sunday class.)
- 24 hours: A certificate is presented at the end of the last class meeting or, for students who have changed from 20 to 24 hours after the course has ended, a certificate for the additional 4 hours will be awarded after the expansion activity has been submitted and accepted.
- 30 hours: A certificate will be emailed after the post-assignment is received and accepted by the course faculty. Failure to submit an accepted post-assignment within the designated time will result in the loss of 10 hours. In that case, the certificate for 20 hours will be awarded if student has complied with all requirements for 20 hours credit.
- 40 hours: A certificate will be emailed after the post-assignment is received and accepted by the course faculty. Failure to submit an accepted post-assignment within the designated time will result in the loss of 20 hours. In that case, the certificate for 20 hours will be awarded if student has complied with all requirements for 20 hours credit.