Intensive English Language Institute
Accreditation and Mission
UT Tyler and the IELI
The University of Texas at Tyler is accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the regional body for the accreditation
of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states. Both UT
Tyler and the IELI are approved by the U.S. Department of State Student and Exchange
Visitor Program (SEVP).
In addition, the IELI is recognized by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM).
Our Shared Mission
As part of the university, UT Tyler's Intensive English Language Institute (IELI)
provides instructional programs critical to UT Tyler's mission, offering current and
future international students, scholars and faculty with high-quality English language
training and orientation programs. .