The University of Alabama (UA) is the flagship public university for the US state of Alabama, was founded in 1831, is located on a large, beautiful campus, and enrolls more than 37,000 students in over 200 academic degree programs. Visit our website at www.ua.edu. The UA English Language Institute (ELI) was established in 1982 to teach English as a second language to international students who are nonnative speakers of English. The ELI's Intensive English Program offers 6 levels of study (from beginning through advanced) in 6 sessions held throughout the year. Sessions last 6-8 weeks and begin in January, March, May, June, August, and October. The Intensive English Program enrolls more than 200 students per session from a variety of countries and is accredited by CEA. The ELI also offers a three-week Business + English Program in January and July each year. For more information, visit our website at www.eli.ua.edu.