Requirements
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
- Mar 16
- Drop in Advising suspended until 6/11 email your questions to writingprogram@ucsc.edu
- Apr 3
- Writing Course Enrollments End 4PM
- May 1
- Summer Session Enrollment Begins
- Jun 11
- Rothman Submission Deadline
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.
