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English Competency Requirement
for Transfer Students

COURSE REQUIREMENT

  1. Students who have completed 4 or more semester credits of English composition from an accredited college or university (with a substantial research component) and have received a grade of C or higher have met the UW-EC English competency requirement. The course will have the equivalency of English 110.
  2. Students who transfer in the equivalent of English 110 with a grade of C- or lower must retake English 110.
  3. Students who have completed between 2.66 and 3.99 semester credits of composition with a grade of C or better can take English 112, College Writing for Transfer Students and Advanced Placement Students.  The transfer course will be given the equivalency of ELEC 907L (general elective),
  4. Students who have tested out of English at a UW College (and have it noted on their transcript) will be considered to have met the UW-EC composition requirement.
  5. Students should check the Transfer Information System (TIS) to see the current equivalency for their English courses.
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