June 2008 WPE Registration Period has Ended.

June 2008 WPE Schedule

April 28, 2008 (M): Preview of topics.
May 5, 2008 (M) thru June 3, 2008 at 5 p.m. (T): Registration Period.
June 7, 2008 (Saturday): 10:00 a.m. Reading Set A Timed-Essay Exam.
June 7, 2008 (Saturday): 2:00 p.m. Reading Set B Timed-Essay Exam.
June 9, 2008 (M): Portfolios due by 4:00 p.m. in the WP Office (CC 2/2100).
June 9, 2008 (M): 10:00 A.M. Reading Set C Timed-Essay Exam.
June 19, 2008 (Th): Results of the timed essay exams emailed to students and posted on WISER. E-mails will be sent to the address given at registration.
June 20, 2008 (F): Resutls of portfolio submissions emailed to students and posted on WISER. E-mails will be sent to the address given at registration.
June 20, 2008 (F): thru June 27, 2008 (F): Counseling for students who must retake the WPE and for those who want to appeal.
June 30, 2008 (M): Appeals due in WPO CC 2/2100 by 4:00 p.m.
July 2, 2008 (W): Appeal results emailed to students and posted on WISER. E-mails will be sent to the address given at registration.

The Schedule for the next WPE (Oct. 2008):

September 9th (T): Preview of topics.
September 15th (M) –October 20th (M) at 5:00 p.m.: Registration Period.
October 24th (Th): Portfolios due by 4:00 p.m. in the WP Office (CC/2/2100).
October 30th (Th): Results emailed to students and posted on WISER. E-mails will be sent to the address given at registration.
October 31th (F): Counseling period for students with retake results & whose who want to appeal.
November 7th (F): Appeals due by 4:00 p.m. at WP Office (CC/2/2100).
November 11th (T): Appeals results e-mailed to students and posted on WISER. E-mails sent to the address given at registration.

Please note: The requirements for the Portfolio were recently revised. Please click on the Portfolio Requirements (also on left menu) to read the current policies. In order to prepare for the WPE, you should understand the criteria that will be used to assess your writing. If you are not familiar with the grading criteria, please read Elements of Writing Proficiency (left menu) for details.

Writing Proficiency

If you are a First Year Student in CLA or CSM

When you enter CLA or CSM as First Year student, you should work on the General Education requirements each semester (English 101 and 102, Quantitative Reasoning, First Year Seminar, and Intermediate Seminar, as well as courses that fulfill distribution requirements). You are required take the WPE at the end of the semester that you complete the Intermediate Seminar and have more than 45 credits. Use your experiences in the General Education 'pathway' courses-- English 101, English 102, First Year Seminar and Intermediate Seminar-- to prepare yourself for the WPE. You should also remember to save course papers in case you choose the portfolio option.)