Determining Your Placement In The Cowell Core Course

For Fall 2009, incoming lower-division students enroll in a section of the Cowell Core Course (COWL 80A or COWL 80B, Imagining Justice Past and Present). Your Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) status determines your placement in a COWL 80A or 80B section. The Cowell Core Course satisfies the College graduation requirement in addition to General Education requirements. Your Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) status will help determine which section you should take. Please follow the step-by-step process below to help you determine what section you should enroll in.

STEP 1:

HAVE YOU SATISFIED THE ENTRY LEVEL WRITING REQUIREMENT (ELWR)?
This requirement is satisfied by any ONE of the following: (Note all that apply to you)

Analytical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE) – passing score of 8 or better
Analytical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE) – passing score of 8 or better
SAT Reasoning Test - Writing Section - score of 680 or better
SAT II Subject Test in Writing - score of 680 or better
IB Higher Level English A1 Exam - score of 5 or better
IB Standard Level English A1 Exam - score of 6 or better
AP English Language or AP English Literature Exam - score of 3 or better
UC-transferable college English composition course - minimum grade of "C"
ACT Combined English/Writing Exam - score of 30 or better

Any exam score reports and/or official transcripts must be received by the Office of Admissions by July 15, 2009!

Your eligibility for enrollment in a core course section will be determined by an official transcript. Unofficial transcripts and/or unofficial copies of AP or IB Exam scores will NOT allow you to enroll into an advanced section of the core class!

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