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Challenging
English 102:
It occasionally happens that a student will have written
papers similar to what is required in English 102. If you have
written several college-level essays that use multiple sources to
develop an argument, it may be possible to challenge English 102.
In order for a challenge to be successful, you must have several papers
that use outside several sources and that follow the conventions for
scholarly writing of a recognized professional body (MLA or the APA).
Although we can make an exception for new or
transferring students during the first four weeks of
the semester, normally you should not be enrolled in
English 102 at the time that you challenge the course, nor can you use
papers that you have written or are writing for English 102.
The procedure for challenging English 102 is as follows:
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Contact the Assistant
Director of Writing, Jodie Nicotra,
(jnicotra@uidaho.edu or
885-5945) who oversees
this process. She will counsel you on the kind of essays that the
Writing Placement Committee is looking for. |
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Assemble a writing portfolio, which consists
of the following: |
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 | A short letter addressed to the
Writing Placement Committee that explains your situation. |
| Three or four essays that use outside
sources and that are equivalent to the quality of writing required
in English 102. None of these essays can have been written for an
English 102 class. We prefer that you submit papers that have
already been graded by another instructor, rather than clean copies.
These essays should demonstrate the ability to |
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The
English department’s
Writing Placement
Committee will evaluate the work in the folder to determine
if the work demonstrates competency. |
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If the portfolio is judged to be competent, you must then go
to the Registrar’s Office to get a Petition for Advanced
Credit (Challenge) Exam. Bring
this petition back to Jodie
Nicotra.
She will sign it and get the signature of the department
chair. You will
then need to take this petition to your own college office and
get the approval of your dean (or his or her designee). You then go to the cashier’s window at Business and
Accounting Services, and pay a $35 fee. They will stamp
the petition, which you then return to the Registrar’s Office. |
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You then write an essay in a
controlled setting. If the
Writing Placement
Committee judges this essay to have attained the necessary
level of proficiency (see the criteria above), you will receive
credit for English 102.
If
you are successful, you must then pay for your credits;
currently the charge is $25 per credit so the total for this
three-credit course is $75.
(Click
here to see the Registrar's page about fees for academic services.)
The entire process will cost $110 if you are successful. The grade will appear on your transcript as a P (it
has no effect on your GPA). |
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Typically, students who succeed in challenging English
102 are sophomores, juniors, or seniors who have written long papers for
other college courses.
Last updated:
06/10/2007. |
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