Subject A-English Composition Requirement
All students entering the University of California must demonstrate
an ability to write effectively by fulfilling the Uuniversity of California Entry Level Writing Requirement .
The Uuniversity of California Entry Level Writing Requirement may be met in one of five ways prior to
admission:
- by achieving a score of 680 or higher on the SAT II: Subject
Test in Writing;
- by achieving a score of 3 or higher on the College Board
Advanced Placement Examination in English Composition and Literature
or English Language and Composition;
- by passing the University of California system-wide Uuniversity of California Analytical Writing Placement Examination while in high school;
- by achieving a score of 5 or higher on the International
Baccalaureate (higher level) English A Examination;
- by entering the university with transcripts showing the completion
of an acceptable 3-semester unit or 4-quarter unit course in English
composition equivalent to Writing 2 at UCSB, with a grade of C or
better.
Students who have not taken the UC systemwide Uuniversity of California Analytical
Writing Placement Examination and who have not met the Uuniversity of California
Entry Level Writing Requirement in one of the other ways listed above will be
required to take the examination during their first quarter at UCSB (see the Schedule
of Classes for examination time and location). An appropriate score on the
examination will satisfy the Uuniversity of California Entry Level Writing Requirement
. Only one UC examination may be taken either the systemwide Uuniversity of California
Analytical Writing Placement Examination while in high school or the examination
given at UCSB; and neither may be repeated.
Students who enter UCSB without having fulfilled the university's
Uuniversity of California Entry Level Writing Requirement and (if they have not previously taken the
system-wide Uuniversity of California Analytical Writing Placement Examination) who do not achieve an appropriate
score on the examination given on campus must enroll in Writing
1, 1E, or 1LK within their first year at UCSB. A grade of C or higher
in Writing 1, 1E, or 1LK is needed to satisfy the Uuniversity of California Entry Level Writing Requirement .
Students who earn a grade of C- or lower in Writing 1, 1E, or 1LK
will be required to repeat the course in successive quarters until
the requirement is satisfied.
Once students matriculate at UCSB, they may not fulfill the requirement
by enrolling at another institution. Transfer courses equivalent to Writing 2
or 50 will not be accepted for unit or subject credit unless the Uuniversity of
California Entry Level Writing Requirement has already been met. Students will
only be allowed to meet the Area A requirement of the General Education Requirements
with courses taken after satisfying the University of California Entry Level Writing
Requirement . The University of California Entry Level Writing Requirement must
be completed by the end of the third quarter of matriculation. Students who do
not meet this deadline will be blocked from further enrollment at UCSB (ESL students
should consult with the Writing Program).
updated: 10 September 2004
created: 15 April 2003
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