Students must complete the UC Entry-Level Writing or English as a Second Language (ESL) requirement prior to completing the school writing requirement.
Students admitted to the school are required to complete a two-term writing requirement—Writing I and Engineering Writing. Both courses must be taken for a letter grade, and students must receive a C or better grade in each (a C− grade is not acceptable).
The Writing I requirement must be satisfied by the end of the second year of enrollment by completing English Composition 3, 3D, 3DX, or 3E with a C or better grade (a C− or Passed grade is not acceptable).
The Writing I requirement may also be satisfied by scoring 4 or 5 on one of the College Board Advanced Placement Examinations in English; completing a course equivalent to English Composition 3 with a C or better grade (a C− or Passed grade is not acceptable) taken at another institution; or scoring 5, 6, or 7 on an International Baccalaureate Higher Level Examination.
Students whose native language is not English may need to take English Composition 1, 2, and 4 before enrolling in a Writing I course. All courses in the sequence must be passed with a C or better grade (a C− or Passed grade is not acceptable).
The Engineering Writing requirement is satisfied by selecting one approved engineering writing (EW) course from the school writing course list or by selecting one approved Writing II (W) course. The course must be completed with a C or better grade (a C− or Passed grade is not acceptable). Writing courses are published in the Schedule of Classes.
Applicable Writing courses also approved for general education credit may fulfill the relevant general education foundational area.
