The English Language and Medical Study Skills Unit assists students in their transition from the part-time study of the English language at the secondary school level to the full-time study of the health sciences entirely in the medium of English at the university. The program designed to achieve this transition is a series of courses, (181, 182 and 250 English Language) each prerequisite to the next, which equip the students with the necessary language and study skills to complete the B.Sc. programs in the Allied Health Sciences. The three courses are integrated skills courses focusing on listening, speaking, reading, writing and study skills in English. An introductory course (180 English Language) is provided for students who need additional help before they take 181 English. An English Language Placement Test will determine whether they start the program with 180 or 181 English Language.