{"id":6,"date":"2025-06-13T14:29:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T18:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/american-language-and-culture-institute\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:28:07","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/american-language-and-culture-institute\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alci-program-information\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">ALCI Program Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-faq is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What are the English language requirements for Clark and ALCI programs?<\/summary>\n<p>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/graduate-education\/admissions\/how-to-apply-graduate-admissions-requirements\/\">HERE<\/a>&nbsp;for information on language and application requirements.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-faq is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>I\u2019m a Pathway student, what kind of classes do I take?<\/summary>\n<p>Students in the Graduate Pathway program take both English classes and content courses during their Pathway semester. 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