Writing I & II Placement

All incoming students must meet the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) before they can enroll in English Composition and many other courses. Before attending UCLA, ELWR can be satisfied in the following ways:

• Achieve a score of 30 or better on the ACT, English Language Arts or 63 or better on the ACT, English Plus Reading; or
• 680 or higher on the Writing section of the SAT Reasoning Test (taken before March, 2016); or
• 3 or higher on either Advanced Placement (AP) exam in English; or
• 6 or higher on an International Baccalaureate Standard Level English A: Literature, or Language and Literature exam; or
• 5 or higher on an International Baccalaureate Higher Level English A: Literature, or Language and Literature exam; or
• a C or better grade in a transferable college-level course in English composition.

If you have any of the above scores/grades (and you have not already done so), please send us your official records.

If you have not met the requirement, you should plan to take the UC Analytical Writing Placement Exam (AWPE).