Writing Requirement and Placement Testing
All entering students are required to take ENG 105 (Enhanced Introduction to College Writing) or ENG 110 (Introduction to College Writing), which are introductory courses in expository writing, unless exempt due to previous coursework. A score of 550 or higher on the Writing portion of the SAT or 23 or higher on the English portion of the ACT is needed to enroll in ENG 110. Students with SAT Writing scores below 400 or ACT English scores below 18 will be required to complete ENG 099 (Remedial English), which focuses on improvement of basic writing skills, prior to taking ENG 110. Students with SAT Writing scores between 400-540 or ACT English scores between 18-22 will be required to take the Writing Placement Test, which will place them in ENG 110, ENG 105, or ENG 099.