<p>Is AWPE required? I would just like to take the entry level writing class, is that okay?</p>
<p>Regarding the UCI's Language Other Than English (Category VI) breadth requirement, what if I only took Spanish 2 years in high school (both passed with A's) what will I need to do to satisfy this requirement?</p>
<p>I also have to take the calculus placement test, can I take that later if I dont plan on taking calc fall qtr? Where do I go to register for the test and where can I find the closest testing location?</p>
<p>[On-line</a> Placement Tests](<a href=“http://www.testingcenter.uci.edu/onlinetesting2010.html]On-line”>http://www.testingcenter.uci.edu/onlinetesting2010.html)</p>
<p>yes you can take the calc placement later if you don’t want to take the course right away, follow the link posted right above me and it’ll give you all the info</p>
<p>I tried to register for calculus and uc awpe but the option for awpe is not on the list and for the calculus placement after i select it and press continue there is no option to choose time of test or test offered?</p>
<p>Do I have to take AWPE or can I just take the intro writing class? If this test is mandatory can I just take it in the winter if I dont plan on taking it in the fall?</p>
<p>All students are required to take the Analytical Writing exam unless they have satisfied the University of California Entry Level Writing Requirement in another way (see “Who is exempt?” below). </p>
<p>You are strongly advised to take the Analytical Writing Exam in May. However, if you are unable to do so, then you make take it at UCI during summer or during Welcome Week. If you take the test during Welcome Week, you should plan to enroll in your first writing course in winter quarter rather than fall quarter, since Writing 39A and 39B courses are usually filled by Welcome Week. This exam may not be repeated. </p>
<p>[Universitywide</a> Analytical Writing Examination](<a href=“http://www.testingcenter.uci.edu/analyticalWrting.html]Universitywide”>http://www.testingcenter.uci.edu/analyticalWrting.html)</p>
<p>You’re better off taking it anyways if English is your first language. I knew a girl who had to take some Humanities class, (she wasn’t able to take Writing 39A) and then she ended up having to take a few English tests on Saturday mornings during the year…</p>
<p>Also for the language GE… I don’t know if 2 years of high school gets you anything. However, you may be able to take some language tests to get credit? Or at least not be in beginning Spanish.</p>
<p>One way you can be exempt from taking a language for GE is if you have a C average or better in a laguage you took in high school for at least 3 years.</p>
<p>When is the calc placement exam?</p>
<p>What are the disadvantage(s) of taking AWPE during welcome week?</p>
<p>you wont take writing in fall because all the classes will have already filled up</p>
<p>What!?!?!?! ^^^^ Not fair. I’ve haven’t even gone to SPOP to register for my classes. :(</p>
<p>I took the APWE, it isn’t very hard. I finished the essay in an hour.</p>
<p>@xxsteelxx nono, for freshman i’m pretty sure they reserve a handful of spots in lower division classes, so you might not need to worry unless your SPOP date is late.</p>
<p>and yeah AWPE was not that hard at all. i thought i did bad on my essay because it didn’t seem formal at all (i didn’t know how to with the prompt given), but I ended up qualifying for Writing 39B/Humcore.</p>
<p>right now none of the lower-division writing classes have spots reserved for new students; however it could be because the schedule was recently released. even so, the website for the AWPE says it:</p>
<p>You are strongly advised to take the Analytical Writing Exam in May. However, if you are unable to do so, then you make take it at UCI during summer or during Welcome Week. If you take the test during Welcome Week, you should plan to enroll in your first writing course in winter quarter rather than fall quarter, since Writing 39A and 39B courses are usually filled by Welcome Week. This exam may not be repeated. </p>
<p>remember, you’re competing for spaces with the other incoming freshmen. it’s best to try to get all of your placement exams out of the way asap so when it’s your turn to enroll, you can pick the classes you need right away :)</p>
<p><em>sigh</em> What a relief. Writing 39B/Humcore, is that the “first” English course every freshman has to take?</p>
<p>No, it depends on what you score on the AWPE test.
The exam places students into one of three categories:
(1) Entry Level Writing Requirement satisfied — placement into Writing 39B or Humanities 1A
(2) Entry Level Writing course required — placement into Writing 37, 39A, 39AP with LAB, or Humanities 1A (S/A)
(3) Academic English Test required. Depending on the results of this test, Academic English (AE) courses may be required before the student is eligible to enroll in any entry level writing course. </p>
<p>i know a lot of people who had to take Writing 39A. i don’t know what the difference between regular HumCore and and the (S/A) type is though.</p>
<p>I see. . . Which course should I take (assuming I satisfy the writing requirement) Writing 39B or Humanities 1A?</p>
<p>It depends on your preference. I took HumCore. I think HumCore is known to be harder, but it’s 8 units, and fulfills a lot of GEs. I’m glad I took it because I wouldn’t know what other classes to take to fulfill those GEs. HumCore is more like AP Lit I guess? You read books, write 2-3 (maybe 4) essays a quarter on them, and then have a midterm and final. You have a lecture grade and a writing grade. I personally don’t like reading and writing much, but in retrospect, HumCore wasn’t that bad. During the school year I complained though, haha. Other than the fulfillment of GEs I liked that HumCore only has one final, yet it’s 8 units, so I at most had 3 finals freshman year. Also, something to note is that only the first two quarters of HumCore is needed for the lower division writing requirement. So you can skip out on dealing with the Research Paper during 1C if you really wanted to, but then you’d have to find other classes for the 2 other GEs.</p>
<p>I’ve heard people complain about Writing too, in particular Writing 39C… So I don’t know. I’m sure someone else can tell your their experience with Writing, or there’s probably threads about HumCore vs Writing 39 somewhere.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that you do not have to take Writing 39C, you can substitute it with Writing 30 or 31 (which is relatively easier), as long as you got a B in Writing 39B.</p>
<p>Currently enrolled in Writing 31. Love the class.</p>
<p>Thank you both, I think I’m going to take Writing 39b and 31. I checked into Wrting 31, which is supposed to be a Beginning Fiction Writing course. I’ve always wanted to write stories.</p>