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Upcoming AWPE for Current Students

Students who have already taken classes at UCSC and have not yet satisfied the Entry Level Writing Requirement may repeat the exam in an effort to satisfy the ELWR. A passing score (8 or above out of a possible 12) on the AWPE may be used to satisfy the Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR).


Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

You do not need to sign up in advance for this exam.

Exam locations:

TA MEDIA THEATER M110: Cowell, Kresge, Porter, Stevenson
OAKES 105: Oakes, Eight and students needing exam accommodation*
EARTH & MARINE SCIENCES B206: Nine, Ten, Crown
MERRILL 102: Merrill

*Students needing exam accommodation should contact the Disability Resource Center at least one week before the exam at 459-2089 or by e-mail at drc@ucsc.edu.

Students who have not satisfied the ELWR must enroll in appropriate writing classes (WRIT 20, 21, 23) until they have met the requirement.

• Fall: college Core, and if appropriate, Writing 22A
• Winter: Writing 20
• Spring: Writing 21
• Fall of sophomore year: Writing 23

Students who have not satisfied the ELWR by spring of their first year at UCSC may opt to take an appropriate course over the summer during UCSC's summer session, or at a community college to accumulate a portfolio of papers to submit for consideration of satisfying the ELWR. To satisfy the ELWR in this manner, students must first take the September Analytical Writing Placement Exam on September 20, 2009. When they submit the exam, students may also submit a portfolio of their summer papers. This portfolio will be evaluated if the AWPE is scored as non-passing. Note that these papers must be text-based and academic. The portfolio must include copies of these papers with instructor comments, though students may also include revisions in response to these comments.

Students are strongly encouraged to contact the ELWR Coordinator Sarah-Hope Parmeter (shparmet@ucsc.edu) before summer begins to discuss these procedures.

THE C REQUIREMENT (pre-2005 students only):

A score of 11 or 12 may be used to satisfy the C composition General Education Requirement, required of students who started at UCSC before Fall 2005. Such students also have the option of appealing the results of the AWPE. In order to appeal the results, you must have taken the exam within one calendar year prior to your appeal.