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In Fall 2013, the FYWP is revising its equivalency and substitution standards for AP, International Baccalaureate, and CLEP, to bring the program more fully in alignment with the [http://wpacouncil.org/node/4487 September 2013 Council of Writing Program Administrators Statement on Pre-College Credit]. The adjustments will be posted here and submitted to the Office of Registration and Records as soon as the recommendations are complete.
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Last updated in Fall 2013, the FYWP policies on equivalency and substitution standards for AP, International Baccalaureate, and CLEP are posted below. The most recent revision brought the program's equivalency practices more fully in alignment with the [http://wpacouncil.org/node/4487 September 2013 Council of Writing Program Administrators Statement on Pre-College Credit].  
  
''Provisionally'', the program equivalencies and substitutions are forthcoming as follows:
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The program equivalencies and substitutions are as follows:
  
 
== ACT and SAT-based Waivers ==
 
== ACT and SAT-based Waivers ==
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Students with an ACT English sub-score of 29 or higher, or an SAT Verbal sub-score of 640 or higher, are waived from the ENGL/WRTG121 General Education requirement.
 
Students with an ACT English sub-score of 29 or higher, or an SAT Verbal sub-score of 640 or higher, are waived from the ENGL/WRTG121 General Education requirement.
  
== Advanced Placement (AP) (proposed/updated) ==
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== Advanced Placement (AP) ==
  
 
English Language AP - a 3 earns credit for ENGL/WRTG120
 
English Language AP - a 3 earns credit for ENGL/WRTG120
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English Language AP - a 4 or higher earns credit for ENGL/WRTG120 and ENGL/WRTG121
 
English Language AP - a 4 or higher earns credit for ENGL/WRTG120 and ENGL/WRTG121
  
== CLEP (proposed/updated; no change) ==
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== CLEP ==
CLEP credit is not available for ENGL/WRTG121 (effective 2010).
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CLEP credit is not available for ENGL/WRTG121 (effective 2010). We also cannot consider CLEP exams only partially completed prior to 2010.
  
 
College Composition Modular [formerly English Composition/Freshman College Composition CLEP, discontinued in 2010] - a 65 or higher earns credit for ENGL/WRTG120
 
College Composition Modular [formerly English Composition/Freshman College Composition CLEP, discontinued in 2010] - a 65 or higher earns credit for ENGL/WRTG120
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College Composition [formerly English Composition with essay CLEP, discontinued in 2010] - a 65 or higher earns credit for ENGL/WRTG120
 
College Composition [formerly English Composition with essay CLEP, discontinued in 2010] - a 65 or higher earns credit for ENGL/WRTG120
  
EMU does not provide a locally controlled writing exam complementary to the College Composition Modular test; however, we maintain that listing the exam equivalency this way will ensure that students who have completed this exam elsewhere will be awarded comparable, fair credit appropriate for the scores shown.
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EMU does not provide a locally controlled writing exam complementary to the College Composition Modular test; however, we maintain that listing the exam equivalency this way will ensure that students who have ''completed'' this exam elsewhere will be awarded comparable, fair credit appropriate for the scores shown.
  
 
== International Baccalaureate (IB) (proposed/updated) ==
 
== International Baccalaureate (IB) (proposed/updated) ==
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Direct transfer credit equivalencies are determined by the Office of Registration and Records. A complete list of direct transfer credit equivalencies is available online at http://www.emich.edu/admissions/requirements/transfer_credit.php. Non-direct transfer credit equivalency requests must be submitted for portfolio-based substitution.  
 
Direct transfer credit equivalencies are determined by the Office of Registration and Records. A complete list of direct transfer credit equivalencies is available online at http://www.emich.edu/admissions/requirements/transfer_credit.php. Non-direct transfer credit equivalency requests must be submitted for portfolio-based substitution.  
  
For more information about portfolio-based substitution and equivalency for ENGL121, visit http://fywp.emuenglish.org/?page_id=27.
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For more information about portfolio-based substitution and equivalency for ENGL/WRTG121, visit http://fywp.emuenglish.org/?page_id=27.

Revision as of 08:20, June 28, 2014

Last updated in Fall 2013, the FYWP policies on equivalency and substitution standards for AP, International Baccalaureate, and CLEP are posted below. The most recent revision brought the program's equivalency practices more fully in alignment with the September 2013 Council of Writing Program Administrators Statement on Pre-College Credit.

The program equivalencies and substitutions are as follows:

ACT and SAT-based Waivers

Students with an ACT English sub-score of 29 or higher, or an SAT Verbal sub-score of 640 or higher, are waived from the ENGL/WRTG121 General Education requirement.

Advanced Placement (AP)

English Language AP - a 3 earns credit for ENGL/WRTG120

English Language AP - a 4 or higher earns credit for ENGL/WRTG120 and ENGL/WRTG121

CLEP

CLEP credit is not available for ENGL/WRTG121 (effective 2010). We also cannot consider CLEP exams only partially completed prior to 2010.

College Composition Modular [formerly English Composition/Freshman College Composition CLEP, discontinued in 2010] - a 65 or higher earns credit for ENGL/WRTG120

College Composition [formerly English Composition with essay CLEP, discontinued in 2010] - a 65 or higher earns credit for ENGL/WRTG120

EMU does not provide a locally controlled writing exam complementary to the College Composition Modular test; however, we maintain that listing the exam equivalency this way will ensure that students who have completed this exam elsewhere will be awarded comparable, fair credit appropriate for the scores shown.

International Baccalaureate (IB) (proposed/updated)

Language (English) A1 HL - a 4 or higher earns credit for ENGL/WRTG120

Language (English) A1 SL - a 4 or higher earns credit for ENGL/WRTG120

At this time, we do not recommend a waiver/equivalency for ENGL/WRTG121 based on IB scores, consistent with the September 2013 CWPA Position Statement on Pre-College Credit for Writing.

Transfer Credit Equivalency

Direct transfer credit equivalencies are determined by the Office of Registration and Records. A complete list of direct transfer credit equivalencies is available online at http://www.emich.edu/admissions/requirements/transfer_credit.php. Non-direct transfer credit equivalency requests must be submitted for portfolio-based substitution.

For more information about portfolio-based substitution and equivalency for ENGL/WRTG121, visit http://fywp.emuenglish.org/?page_id=27.