Academic Preparatory Program

Why AUIS?

Students from across Iraq have chosen to study at AUIS for a variety of reasons, from the ability to choose their own major, to getting an American-style education, to participating in the many student activities available on campus. Click here to learn more about what an AUIS education has to offer.

Instructors

All instructors are native English speakers with experience in teaching second-language learners. Classes are small to allow for one-on-one work with teachers and pair and group work with other students. Instruction varies depending on the subject.

The Program

Grades are important to students, but they are not the primary measure of their mastery of English. Daily class work, oral participation, attendance, writing exercises, university-sponsored lectures, workshops, and extracurricular activities all contribute to the development of students’ English abilities.

Preparation for Undergraduate Studies

Upon completion of APP, students have the necessary English language proficiency and awareness of academic cultural norms and expectations to succeed in their undergraduate studies at AUIS.

APP teaches academic English and academic skills and habits. We train non-native English speakers in specific uses of English for academic purposes so that, upon completion of the Program, students have the necessary English language proficiency and awareness of academic cultural norms and expectations to succeed in their undergraduate studies at AUIS.

Useful Links

Academic Catalogue

APP Calander

Student of the Month

Name: Mirako Fouad

Hometown: Sulaimani

Major: Information Technology

Mirako Fouad, an intended IT major in the APP program at AUIS, was named January's APP Student of the Month. Mirako is a member of the ARCH (Archeology) Club and the Hiking Club at AUIS. Click here to read more about him.