ESL/FOUNDATIONAL ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Noncredit Certificate of Competency English as a Second Language · Rio Hondo College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
Students who complete, in sequence, NESL 001-Beginning I and NESL 015-Beginning II earn the Certificate of Competency in Foundational English as a Second Language. The Certificate, approved by the Chancellor’s Office, indicates a student’s successful acquisition of essential English language skills necessary for short conversations and for reading/writing at the sentence level.
To acquire the Noncredit Certificate of Competency in Foundational English as a Second Language, it is necessary to complete the following courses: