[UWPadvising] Final Online Writing Placement Processes and UC Entry-Level Writing Requirement

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On Behalf of Dr. Wallace Cleaves:



Welcome to UC Riverside!  We are looking forward to your joining the campus
community.  This message is about steps you need to take to satisfy the *UC
Entry-Level Writing Requirement (ELWR)* in a timely manner. First, you need
to review the ways you could, or may have already satisfied the ELWR*.* It
must be satisfied no later than the end of your freshman year, and
preferably by the end of your first quarter. Check the list below to see
whether you have already satisfied that requirement by at least one of the
following methods:



*Pathway to Satisfy the ELWR:*

*Test Score or Result Required:*

ACT: English Language Arts section

30 or better

ACT: English + Reading sections

63 or better

ACT: Combined English/Writing
(exam last administered June 2015)

30 or better

SAT: Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
*Note*: The digital SAT Reading and Writing section score has not been
approved to meet the ELWR

680 or better

AP English: Language and Composition

3 or above

AP English: Literature and Composition

3 or above

AP Seminar

3 or above

AP Research

3 or above

IB English: Language & Literature (Higher Level)

5 or above

IB English: Language & Literature (Standard Level)

6 or above

IB English: Literature (Higher Level)

5 or above

IB English: Literature (Standard Level)

6 or above

Transferable English Composition course offered by a college or university.
*Note*: Course must be completed before a student matriculates to UCR)

Grade of C or better



If you have not satisfied the requirement by one of these methods, you
should sign up to complete the *Writing Placement Process (WPP) *diagnostic
essay.

As of today, our records indicate you have not yet satisfied the ELWR as no
official documentation has been processed to clear the requirement.
If you *have
*satisfied the ELWR in one of the approved methods, please make sure
you *submit
*your documentation to UCR Admissions.  If you are waiting on your
documentation to be processed, you do not need to complete the WPP.

The WPP will be administered online through Canvas, UCR’s learning
management system.



What you need to do: complete the WPP in August:

   - August 15th – 10am or 5pm
   - August 16th – 10am or 5pm


Completing the WPP on August 15th or 16th will ensure your placement
information will be available when the Second Pass of fall quarter
enrollment begins on September 8th.  This will give you the best chance to
still enroll in the appropriate Writing course during the fall quarter.


Again, if you have submitted official documentation to satisfy/clear the
ELWR and are waiting for the documentation to be processed, you should not
need to complete the WPP.



The Entry-Level Writing Requirement and the WPP diagnostic essay have
nothing to do with admission to UCR.  We are writing to you *because* you
have already been admitted.  What you need to do now is begin to make plans
to satisfy the UCR Entry-Level Writing requirement as soon as possible.



Please do the following:


   - Visit our website <https://uwp.ucr.edu/elwr#wpp> for more information
   about the placement process.
   - *Register for the WPP *here
   <https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_db8Ir1lPTUQrabs>*. *
      - The deadline to register for the August WPPs is *August 12th*
   - Students requesting accommodations for the WPP should contact
   <https://sdrc.ucr.edu/incoming-admitted-students-disabilities> the
   Student Disability Resource Center at least 3 weeks before the
   administration date. Only approved accommodations can be applied to the WPP.


We wish you success at UCR.  General information about the Entry-Level
Writing Requirement, the Writing Placement Process, and frequently asked
questions can be found on our website <https://uwp.ucr.edu/elwr>.



If you have further questions, please contact the University Writing
Program at uwp at ucr.edu. Our goal is to help you succeed at UCR.





Dr. Wallace Cleaves

Associate Dean and Chair,

University Writing Program


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University Writing Program
University of California, Riverside
uwp at ucr.edu

Students:  Please include your full name and student ID number in all
correspondence with UCR staff and faculty.  It is also helpful to maintain
the message history in your correspondence.
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