Written English Competency University Requirement (COMP)

A. First-Year Composition

Students should satisfy this requirement during their first or second semester in college. Students can satisfy this requirement in one of three ways:

1. Earning a B (3.0) in EN 109 - Intensive College Composition [EFFC] [COMP] , and its co-requisite, EN 109W - Intensive College Composition Workshop [COMP]  (counts toward Effective Communication  component); or
2. Earning a C (2.0) or better in EN 111 - College Composition I [EFFC] [COMP]  (counts toward Effective Communication  component); or
3. Successfully completing one of the following:
   1. CLEP - CLEP English Composition General Examination with Essay with a score of 50 or higher (counts toward Effective Communication  component as EN 111 - College Composition I [EFFC] [COMP] );
   2. AP - English Literature and Composition or English Language and Composition with a score of 3 or higher (counts toward Effective Communication  component as EN 111 - College Composition I [EFFC] [COMP] );
   3. IB - International Baccalaureate English Language Examination in English with a score of 5 or higher (counts toward Effective Communication  component as EN 111 - College Composition I [EFFC] [COMP] );
   4. Accuplacer WritePlacer Exam score of 7 (Serves as a placement exam; students still need two courses from Effective Communication  component);
   5. An equivalent or higher level composition course from another accredited college or university with a grade of C (2.0) or higher.

Note: If a student has already satisfied Intermediate Composition requirement, this also serves to meet the First Year Composition requirement.

B. Intermediate Composition

Students should satisfy this requirement soon after completing the First-Year Composition requirement. Students can satisfy this requirement in one of three ways:

1. Earning a “C” (2.0) or better in EN 211 - College Composition II [EFFC] [COMP]  (counts toward Effective Communication  component); or
2. Earning a “C” (2.0) or better in an equivalent course to EN 211  transferred from an accredited college or university (counts toward Effective Communication  component as EN 211 - College Composition II [EFFC] [COMP] ); or
3. Earning a “B” (3.0) or better in HON 101  and HON 111  (Students still need two courses from Effective Communication  component.).

Below are the approved list of courses that may be applied toward the Written English Competency University Requirement as outlined above: