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English and World Language Placement for New Students

Placement Information For New Students

English Placement

  • All incoming students take The Write Class at thewriteclass.org.
  • The Write Class asks about ACT®, SAT®, AP and other scores.
  • Some multilingual students may be encouraged to take the ESOL exam in the Testing Center. Please contact the First-Year Writing Program to see whether you would benefit from taking the ESOL.

College First-Year Writing Requirement

ENGL 101Receive a waiver for ENGL 101 after obtaining a satisfactory score to place into ENGL 102 from The Write Class assessment tool.
ENGL 101Receive credit for ENGL 101 with a AP Language and Composition score of a 3 or 4, or with completion of International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
ENGL 101 and 102Receive credit for ENGL 101 and 102 with a AP Language and Composition score of 5, or a ACT English score of 31 or higher, or a SAT Critical Reading score of 700-800/SAT Reading score of 37 or higher, or Completion of International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme AND English 1A Language and Literature HL exam score of 5 or higher.
Note: All students must complete The Write Class, regardless of eligibility for receiving credit based on measures listed above. To receive credit for ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 based on ACT or SAT scores, students must complete the Receiving Credit for English Composition Based on Test Scores form and submit it to the Registrar’s Office.

English Course Descriptions

World Languages Placement

Do you have skills and experience speaking French, German, or Spanish?