Written English Competency Graduation 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.).