UCLA Writing Program: Writing I and II

Writing I and II

College Writing Requirement

Note: Students must complete the University's Subject A or English as a Second Language (ESL) requirement prior to completing the college's writing requirement.

Effective Fall Quarter 1999, all new students admitted to the College of Letters and Science are required to complete a two-quarter English Composition Writing I and Writing II requirement. Continuing and returning students fulfill the requirements in effect prior to Fall Quarter 1999.

Two courses in English composition are required for graduation. Both courses must be taken for a letter grade, and students must receive grades of C or better (C- grades are not acceptable). The Writing I requirement must be satisfied by completing English Composition 3, or an equivalent course approved by the Letters and Science Faculty Executive Committee, within the first three quarters of enrollment.

The Writing I requirement may also be satisfied by scoring 4 or 5 on one of the College Board Advanced Placement Tests in English; a combination of a score of 720 or better on the SAT II Subject Test in Writing and superior performance on the English Composition 3 Proficiency Examination; or, for students whose native language is not English who satisfy the Subject A requirement with English as a Second Language 35, successful completion of English as a Second Language 36 or an equivalent.

The Writing II course is selected from a list of courses approved by the Faculty Executive Committee. Consult the College of Letters and Science Counseling Service for an updated list. The Writing II course may also be applied toward the general education requirements or preparation for the major.

Transfer Students

Transfer students with 90 or more units who have completed the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum will have satisfied both parts of the English Composition requirement.

No transfer student is admitted to the college without completing, with a grade of C or better (a grade of C- is not acceptable), a college-level writing course that the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools accepts as equivalent to English Composition 3.

English as a Second Language (ESL) Students

Students whose native language is not English may satisfy the English Composition requirement by completing English as a Second Language 36 with a grade of C or better (C- or a Passed grade is not acceptable). Admission into course 36 is determined by completion of course 35 with a passing grade or proficiency demonstrated on the English as a Second Language Placement Examination (ESLPE).

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