<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><img src="cid:ii_mqfups5j2" alt="Placement Assessment Gmail Headers (7).png" width="452" height="139"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr"><a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_db8Ir1lPTUQrabs" target="_blank">Register Today!</a><a href="http:///" target="_blank"></a></div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>On Behalf of Dr. Wallace Cleaves:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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 <b>UC Entry-Level Writing Requirement (ELWR)</b> in a timely manner. First, you need to review the ways you could, or <span>may</span> have already satisfied the ELWR<b>.</b> 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:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="457" style="width:343pt;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td width="280" style="width:210pt;border-width:1pt medium medium 1pt;border-style:solid none none solid;border-color:windowtext currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Pathway to Satisfy the ELWR:</span></b></p></td><td width="177" style="width:133pt;border-width:1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Test Score or Result Required:</span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td width="280" style="width:210pt;border-width:1pt medium medium 1pt;border-style:solid none none solid;border-color:windowtext currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;background:rgb(217,225,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ACT: English Language Arts section</span></p></td><td width="177" style="width:133pt;border-width:1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext currentcolor;background:rgb(217,225,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">30 or better</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td width="280" style="width:210pt;border-width:1pt medium medium 1pt;border-style:solid none none solid;border-color:windowtext currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ACT: English + Reading sections</span></p></td><td width="177" style="width:133pt;border-width:1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">63 or better</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td width="280" style="width:210pt;border-width:1pt medium medium 1pt;border-style:solid none none solid;border-color:windowtext currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;background:rgb(217,225,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:20pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">ACT: Combined English/Writing<br>(exam last administered June 2015)</span></p></td><td width="177" style="width:133pt;border-width:1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext currentcolor;background:rgb(217,225,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:20pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">30 or better</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:30pt"><td width="280" style="width:210pt;border-width:1pt medium medium 1pt;border-style:solid none none solid;border-color:windowtext currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:30pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">SAT: Evidence-Based Reading and Writing<br><i>Note</i>: The digital SAT Reading and Writing section score has not been approved to meet the ELWR</span></p></td><td width="177" style="width:133pt;border-width:1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:30pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">680 or better</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td width="280" style="width:210pt;border-width:1pt medium medium 1pt;border-style:solid none none solid;border-color:windowtext currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;background:rgb(217,225,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AP English: Language and Composition</span></p></td><td width="177" style="width:133pt;border-width:1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext currentcolor;background:rgb(217,225,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3 or above</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td width="280" style="width:210pt;border-width:1pt medium medium 1pt;border-style:solid none none solid;border-color:windowtext currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AP English: Literature and Composition</span></p></td><td width="177" style="width:133pt;border-width:1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3 or above</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td width="280" style="width:210pt;border-width:1pt medium medium 1pt;border-style:solid none none solid;border-color:windowtext currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;background:rgb(217,225,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AP Seminar</span></p></td><td width="177" style="width:133pt;border-width:1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext currentcolor;background:rgb(217,225,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3 or above</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td width="280" style="width:210pt;border-width:1pt medium medium 1pt;border-style:solid none none solid;border-color:windowtext currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">AP Research</span></p></td><td width="177" style="width:133pt;border-width:1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">3 or above</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td width="280" style="width:210pt;border-width:1pt medium medium 1pt;border-style:solid none none solid;border-color:windowtext currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;background:rgb(217,225,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">IB English: Language & Literature (Higher Level)</span></p></td><td width="177" style="width:133pt;border-width:1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext currentcolor;background:rgb(217,225,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">5 or above</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td width="280" style="width:210pt;border-width:1pt medium medium 1pt;border-style:solid none none solid;border-color:windowtext currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">IB English: Language & Literature (Standard Level)</span></p></td><td width="177" style="width:133pt;border-width:1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6 or above</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td width="280" style="width:210pt;border-width:1pt medium medium 1pt;border-style:solid none none solid;border-color:windowtext currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;background:rgb(217,225,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">IB English: Literature (Higher Level)</span></p></td><td width="177" style="width:133pt;border-width:1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext currentcolor;background:rgb(217,225,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">5 or above</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:14.5pt"><td width="280" style="width:210pt;border-width:1pt medium medium 1pt;border-style:solid none none solid;border-color:windowtext currentcolor currentcolor windowtext;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">IB English: Literature (Standard Level)</span></p></td><td width="177" style="width:133pt;border-width:1pt 1pt medium;border-style:solid solid none;border-color:windowtext windowtext currentcolor;padding:0in 5.4pt;height:14.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">6 or above</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:40pt"><td width="280" style="width:210pt;border-width:1pt medium 1pt 1pt;border-style:solid none solid solid;border-color:windowtext currentcolor windowtext windowtext;background:rgb(217,225,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:40pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Transferable English Composition course offered by a college or university.<br><i>Note</i>: Course must be completed before a student matriculates to UCR)</span></p></td><td width="177" style="width:133pt;border:1pt solid windowtext;background:rgb(217,225,242);padding:0in 5.4pt;height:40pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Grade of C or better</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If you have not satisfied the requirement by one of these methods, you should sign up to complete the <b>Writing Placement Process (WPP) </b>diagnostic essay.  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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 <i>have </i>satisfied the ELWR in one of the approved methods, please make sure you <b>submit </b>your documentation to UCR Admissions.  If you are waiting on your documentation to be processed, you do not need to complete the WPP.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The WPP will be administered online through Canvas, UCR’s learning management system. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Our recommendation: complete the WPP in June:</span></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">June 20</span><sup style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">th</sup><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> – 10am or 5pm</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">June 21^st – 10am or 5pm</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br>Completing the WPP on June 20th or 21st will ensure your placement information will be available when you register for fall quarter classes during your Highlander Advising Support & Registration session.  Confirming your writing placement early </span><u style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">reduces</u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> the chance you will need to modify your fall schedule later in the summer to take account of your placement information.  We recommend you complete the WPP even if you are waiting on the results of another method to satisfy the ELWR.  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Entry-Level Writing Requirement and the WPP diagnostic essay have nothing to do with admission to UCR.  We are writing to you <u>because</u> 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.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please do the following:</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Visit our </span><a href="https://uwp.ucr.edu/elwr#wpp" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">website</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> for more information about the placement process.</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Register for the WPP </span></strong><a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_db8Ir1lPTUQrabs" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">here</span></a><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">. </span></strong></li><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The deadline to register for the June WPPs is by June 16th</span></li></ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Students requesting accommodations for the WPP should </span><a href="https://sdrc.ucr.edu/incoming-admitted-students-disabilities" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">contact</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> the Student Disability Resource Center at least 3 weeks before the administration date. Only approved accommodations can be applied to the WPP.</span><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></strong></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">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 </span><a href="https://uwp.ucr.edu/elwr" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">website</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If you have further questions, please contact the University Writing Program at </span><a href="mailto:uwp@ucr.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,112,192)">uwp@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">. Our goal is to help you succeed at UCR.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dr. Wallace Cleaves</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Associate Dean and Chair,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">University Writing Program</span></p><div><br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4" face="georgia, serif">University Writing Program</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">University of California, Riverside</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><a href="mailto:uwp@ucr.edu" target="_blank">uwp@ucr.edu</a> </font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">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.<br></font><img src="cid:ii_19e85960b4101" alt="" width="200" height="56"><font face="georgia, serif"></font></div><div><span></span><span></span><br></div><div><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
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