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UCSC General Catalog

Entry-Level Writing Requirement (Formerly Subject A)



Every candidate for a bachelor's degree must demonstrate an acceptable level of ability in English composition. Before your fourth quarter of enrollment, you must fulfill this requirement in one of the following ways:

  • By achieving a score of 680 or higher on the College Board SAT II: Subject Test in Writing

  • By achieving a score of 3, 4, or 5 on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination in English, or by achieving a score of 5, 6, or 7 on the IBH English Language A1 Examination

  • By achieving a score of 8 or higher on the systemwide UC Analytical Writing Placement Examination

  • By demonstrating an acceptable level of proficiency on UCSC's Writing Placement Examination, given several times during the year

  • Prior to first enrollment at UC, by completing at another institution an acceptable college-level course of at least 4 quarter credits, or the equivalent, in English composition with a grade of C or better
California high school seniors who have been admitted to UCSC must take the systemwide UC Analytical Writing Placement Examination given in May, unless they have already satisfied the requirement.



Revised 9/6/05.