Requirements
DSP - The New UCSC Online Directed Self-Placement - for students entering Fall 2020.
AWPE - The Analytical Writing Placement Exam - how and when to take the exam, and how UC interprets your score.
ELWR - The UC Entry Level Writing Requirement – can be satisfied by certain previous courses, a passing AWPE or other assessment score, or completion of Writing Program course(s).
Composition – can be satisfied by certain courses taken prior to UCSC, or completion of Writing Program course(s).
Important Dates
- Dec 30
- Drop in Advising suspended until 12/30 email your questions to writingprogram@ucsc.edu
- Jun 17
- Fall Quarter Priority Enrollment Begins
Student Links
Per UCSC COVID-19 directives, we are offering advising online.
Employment Opportunities
The UC Santa Cruz Writing Program invites applications for an ongoing pool of instructors. Employment info
- Teaching Professors
- Lecturers
- Graduate Student Instructors (GSIs)
- Tutors
Support Writing
Give to the Humanities-Don Rothman Writing Award - The award honors the achievements of first-year students, and recognizes faculty excellence in writing pedagogy.
Support the UCSC Writing Program - every gift makes a difference for our writing students.
