Intensive English Language Institute

Accreditation and Mission

UT Tyler and the IELI
The University of Texas at Tyler is accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states.  Both UT Tyler and the IELI are approved by the U.S. Department of State Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP).

In addition, the IELI is recognized by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM).

Our Shared Mission
As part of the university, UT Tyler's Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) provides instructional programs critical to UT Tyler's mission, offering current and future international students, scholars and faculty with high-quality English language training and orientation programs. .

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