Frequently Asked Questions

Complete the online application here. Only the *required information on the application needs to be completed for ERLI only applicants.  Send the required documents to international.admissions@erau.edu. These will include:

1. The Notarized Affidavit of financial Support document. 
2. Copy of your passport.
3. Pay $50 application fee 
4. Note:  You do not need a TOEFL/IELTS score to apply for ERLI. 

After International Admissions receives all your application materials and deposit, and you are accepted into the program, they will send you an I-20. You need to take the I-20 and acceptance letter to a U.S. embassy or consulate to get a student visa (an F-1) which allows you to enter the United States. International Admissions will express mail you the I-20 as soon as you have paid the eShipGlobal shipping charges and tuition deposit, but sometimes it can take 2 weeks or more if there are problems. So send them your application materials as early as you can. If you have a question about the application process, please call us or send us an email.

For more information on getting a visa, please visit ice.gov and state.gov

All students must complete a Medical Report Form and provide documented evidence of required immunizations for compliance with the University. Questions on health requirements, including important immunization information, can be answered by ERAU Health Services. This information should be provided directly to: 

ERAU Health Services 
600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Building 20 
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900

You can send a bank check made payable to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University or pay online through your Ernie account.

Air Travel to Daytona Beach

You should probably make travel arrangements through your local travel agent. You can check out the information about Daytona Beach Campus here. The information below will be helpful to your travel agent in making the arrangements for your trip to Embry Riddle:

Buying Supplies

You should probably bring some of your favorite items with you from home -- like a favorite shirt, music, snack food -- to help you adjust to a new culture. However, most of the supplies you'll need to survive in Daytona Beach are available for a fair price at local stores. If you plan to live in on-campus housing, you will need to buy your own towels, blankets, sheets, and bathroom supplies. Below you will find a list of common useful items and the best places to get them:

Supplies at local stores

Clothing: sweaters, shirts, pants, socks, hats, coats. Walmart, Target, Dollar General.

Bed & Bath: blankets, sheets, pillows,towels, soap, shampoo, toilet paper, toothpaste. Walmart, Target, Dollar General.

Electronics: - tv, stereo, telephone, microwave. Walmart, Target, Best Buy.

Food: - groceries (supermarket).  Publix, Walmart, Target, Winn-Dixie

Food (at restaurants): Try these near ERLI

What do I do when I arrive at ERLI?

When you arrive at ERLI...

• You must take the placement test.
• Attend the ERLI orientation.

The ERLI placement test will put you in the correct level and skill. You will be given your placement results at the ERLI Orientation. There are four core classes that you must pass with a 70% or better each semester to progress through the program:

• Listening & Speaking: levels 2 - 5
• Reading: levels 2 - 5
• Writing: levels 2 - 5
• Grammar: levels 2 - 5

There are also special topics courses that you must take. Some of these include: ERLI 101,  American Topics Two, Aviation Topics, and Academic Topics (Business, Psychology, etc).

Note: You must pay tuition or set up a payment plan, and take care of all immigration requirements before you can be registered and attend the first day of class.

Transition Process

ERLI courses are semester length. You could be placed in the same level in all skills, or you could have some variation. Once you have completed level 5 of each skill you will receive a certificate of completion and the language requirement for those applying to ERAU will be me met. Students who complete level 4 can also graduate from ERLI if they receive a passing IELTS/TOEFL score.

How do Students get from ERLI to Academics?

• Level 5 students who pass all core classes satisfy their English language requirement for entry into the university without a TOEFL/IELTs score.
• If a non-level 5 student receives an acceptable IELTS/TOEFL score [550 ITP TOEFL, 79 IBT, or 6.0 IELTs], he or she satisfies their English language requirement for entry into the university after completing the semester.

Note: If you are on a full-time student visa and achieve the required score on an English proficiency test (550 paper-based/79 Internet-based, 6.0 IELTS) during any ERLI term, you cannot stop attending classes. Immigration rules require you to continue to be a full-time student.

If a student's GPA falls below 2.0, they will be placed on warning for the subsequent semester. If they fail to earn a minimum 2.0 GPA during their warning semester, they then will be put on probation.  If they do not earn a minimum GPA during the probationary semester, they will be dismissed from ERLI.

• For example, a student earns a 1.0 GPA during their first semester, so they are placed on warning for the subsequent semester. Then they earn a 1.5 GPA for their second semester, so they are placed on probation. For their third semester if they earn a GPA below 2.0 they will be dismissed from ERLI.

In addition, once they have been a probationary student, they must continue to maintain a GPA above 2.0 in each subsequent semester in order to remain in ERLI.