English Proficiency Test

Beginning in Fall 2016, students completing ENG 102 (English Composition II) at UHC must take a departmental English Proficiency Test as their final exam in the course. They must achieve a mean score of at least 2 on the AAC&U (American Association of Colleges and Universities) Written Communication Value Rubric. Students who do not achieve that benchmark score may petition the English Program Coordinator to repeat the test. (The repeated test may be taken in person or through distance learning.) Those who do not achieve a rubric score of 2 upon the second attempt are required to pass ENG 201, Introduction to Writing in the Disciplines, a non-credit tuition-free course, before they are allowed to take upper-level writing intensive courses in their major programs. They are urged to take this course during the first or no later than the second semester after completion of ENG 102. Note: A special administrative fee will be assessed if students must repeat ENG 201.

Students who completed ENG 102 at UHC before Fall 2016 are exempt from this requirement.