Beginning Fall 2009, the GWAR will be completed by passing a Writing Intensive course. First, you will have a choice in how to get your GWAR placement: you may take a course or you may take a timed essay exam (WPJ). Click here to see an informational packet that can help you make your GWAR placement choice. Second, you must then complete the upper-division coursework required by your GWAR placement number.
Course choice: ENGL109W or ENGL109M (multilingual). This is a writing course designed to prepare students to meet the needs of diverse writing situations in their upper division courses. The class is portfolio-based, which means student writing will be assessed only after the writers have had numerous chances to revise based on both instructor and peer feedback, as well as self-evaluation. At the end of the course, students who submit portfolios will receive a GWAR Placement Number. Students whose first language is not English and students who received an English Diagnostic Test (EDT) score of 4 or higher should choose English 109M. Students who received an EDT score of 2 or 3 are encouraged to take LS 86 before taking the WPJ. Other students should choose English 109W. Students who register in the incorrect course may dropped. Students who fail LS 86 or ENGL109M/109W twice must petition in writing for permission to repeat the course. (For more information, contact the Academic Affairs Office, Sacramento Hall 234.)
Essay choice: The Writing Placement (for) Juniors will be given July 25, 2009 (registration July 6-17 on line at www.csus.edu/testing/ ). Future dates include September 12, 2009 and January 9, 2010. You may take the exam once even if you have failed the WPE twice in the past. Informational workshops will be given prior to the first WPJ. Beginning July 6, call 278-6409 for dates and details. We strongly suggest you sign up for one of the workshops before you take this new exam. If you are unable to attend a workshop, click here to see an informational packet to help you prepare for the WPJ.
Follow your placement below for any pre-requisite writing course(s) you may need prior to enrollment in WI. At the end of ENGL109 or after you take the WPJ, you must follow the placement numbers below:
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