English Placement Policy

This policy assumes a General Education writing requirement of two English courses: ENGL 1004: Expository Writing (3 units, lower division) and ENGL 3200: Advanced Writing and Research (3 units, upper division). This policy also assumes a General Education information and research requirement: RES 2000: Information and Research: Concepts and Techniques (1 unit, lower division), is to be taken concurrently with ENGL 3200: Advanced Writing and Research. (See Alemany Library Information Literacy Courses section for Research course information.)

1. Students who have passed a 3-unit university-level writing course (comparable to ENGL 1004: Expository Writing) with a 'C' (2.0) or higher or have received a passing score on the English Composition CLEP test (must be taken prior to matriculation) enroll in ENGL 3200: Advanced Writing and Research.
2. Students who score 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement English Literature Exam or who score 600+ on SATV (verbal) enroll in ENGL 3200: Advanced Writing and Research. Beginning first-year students and first bachelor degree transfer students who have not passed a 3-unit university-level writing course (comparable to ENGL 1004 Expository Writing) with a 'C' (2.0) or higher take the English Placement Exam. Depending on their demonstrated writing skill and the consequent proficiency assessment, students are assigned to ENGL 1001/ENGL 1002: English as a Second Language (4 units each semester), ENGL 1003: Developmental Writing, or ENGL 1004: Expository Writing. 
   
3. Students who have not passed a 3-unit university-level writing course (comparable to ENGL 1004: Expository Writing) with a 'C' (2.0) or higher must take the English Placement Exam.  Depending on their demonstrated writing skill and the consequent proficiency assessment, students are assigned to ELNG 1001/ENGL 1002: English as a Second Language (4 units each semester), ENGL 1003: Developmental Writing, or ENGL 1004: Expository Writing. There are two other possible options for students who  have not passed a 3-unit university-level writing course (comparable to ENGL 1004): those who score 8-10 on the English Placement Exam may meet their Expository Writing requirement by passing the English Composition CLEP exam prior to matriculation; and those who score 11-12 on the English Placement Exam may meet the Expository Writing requirement by passing the CLEP exam either prior to or after matriculation.  Students who have met their Expository Writing requirement would then enroll in ENGL 3200: Advanced Writing & Research.
   
4. Students who have passed two 3-unit college-level or university-level writing courses (comparable to ENGL 1004 and ENGL 3200 as approved by Dominican), each with a 'C' (2.0) or higher, have met the GE writing requirement. The two courses transferred in may be lower and/or upper division. Meeting the GE writing requirement in this way does not alter the requirement for a student to complete the RES 2000: Information and Research requirement.
5. Students who have previously completed their BA, or comparable degree, have met the GE writing requirement (including RES 2000).
6. Students are subject to the English Placement Policy in effect at the time they first enroll in or transfer to Dominican.