Two of the Required Specific Courses for the General Education Requirements are ENG 101. Writing I and ENG 102. Writing II. Placement in these courses is determined by the student's SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (ERW) score, ACT score, AP English Exam score, or high school GPA, as shown below.
- Placement based on SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (ERW) score
- score of 490 or below: placed in ENG 100. Fundamentals of Written English.
- score between 500 and 650: placed in ENG 101.
- score greater than 650: placed in ENG 102.
- Placement based on ACT score
- score below 20: placed in ENG 100. Fundamentals of Written English.
- score between 20 and 27: placed in ENG 101.
- score above 27: placed in ENG 102.
- Placement based on AP English Exam score
- score of 3: credit for ENG 101 and placed into ENG 102.
- score of 4 or 5: credit for both ENG 101 and ENG 102.
- Placement based on high school GPA
- GPA of 83 or below: placed in ENG 100.
- GPA of 84 or above: placed in ENG 101.