English Composition
English Composition
All programs in the College of Arts and Sciences require the successful completion of the basic College English sequence. The College English sequence consists of ENG 11001 Introduction to College Writing Stretch, followed by ENG 11011, College Writing I and ENG 21011 College Writing II. The initial placement in the college writing sequence is determined by proficiency as established by ACT English or SAT verbal scores. Students must begin the sequence with the course into which they are placed. Students may not receive credit for a course prior in the sequence to the one into which they are placed, nor may students receive credit for a course prior in the sequence to one that already has been completed satisfactorily.
Alternative Means of Fulfillment
Students admitted into the Honors College are required to take the 8-credit hour Freshman Honors Colloquium, regardless of ACT/SAT placement scores. Satisfactory completion of this 8-credit hour sequence also constitutes fulfillment of the College English requirement.
Students may earn College English credit through the subject examination in English Composition of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP); students who earn credit equivalent to ENG 11011 through this program are then placed into ENG 21011. Credit may also be earned through the university’s Credit-By-Examination (CBE) program, described elsewhere in this Catalog.
International Students
Students for whom English is a second language are required to complete the special sequence ENG 10205 Advanced ESL Writing II, ENG 10101 College English I for Foreign Students and ENG 21011 College Writing II (the concluding course in the basic college writing sequence).
Entering international students must register for ENG 10205. During the first week of the semester, the Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency will be administered and the results compared to the students’ scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Based on these scores, the students will either remain in ENG 10205 or be immediately advanced to ENG 10101.
Students who are placed into ENG 10205 must receive passing grades both in the course and on a final test of language competency before being eligible to enroll in ENG 10101. Upon satisfactory completion of ENG 10101, the students will proceed to ENG 21011 in order to complete the college writing requirement.
Progress Toward Fulfillment
Because College English involves basic skills that are essential to academic progress and academic success, students must begin their College English coursework in the first year of full-time enrollment and continue taking College English until the full requirement is completed. Entering transfer students with junior standing must undertake outstanding portions of the requirement within two semesters.
Alternative Means of Fulfillment
Students admitted into the Honors College are required to take the 8-credit hour Freshman Honors Colloquium, regardless of ACT/SAT placement scores. Satisfactory completion of this 8-credit hour sequence also constitutes fulfillment of the College English requirement.
Students may earn College English credit through the subject examination in English Composition of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP); students who earn credit equivalent to ENG 11011 through this program are then placed into ENG 21011. Credit may also be earned through the university’s Credit-By-Examination (CBE) program, described elsewhere in this Catalog.
International Students
Students for whom English is a second language are required to complete the special sequence ENG 10205 Advanced ESL Writing II, ENG 10101 College English I for Foreign Students and ENG 21011 College Writing II (the concluding course in the basic college writing sequence).
Entering international students must register for ENG 10205. During the first week of the semester, the Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency will be administered and the results compared to the students’ scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Based on these scores, the students will either remain in ENG 10205 or be immediately advanced to ENG 10101.
Students who are placed into ENG 10205 must receive passing grades both in the course and on a final test of language competency before being eligible to enroll in ENG 10101. Upon satisfactory completion of ENG 10101, the students will proceed to ENG 21011 in order to complete the college writing requirement.
Progress Toward Fulfillment
Because College English involves basic skills that are essential to academic progress and academic success, students must begin their College English coursework in the first year of full-time enrollment and continue taking College English until the full requirement is completed. Entering transfer students with junior standing must undertake outstanding portions of the requirement within two semesters.