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Written
Communication Requirement
Requirement
As part of General
Studies, all students must fulfill a Written Communication Requirement.
This requirement may be met in any of three ways:
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Year Taken |
Option One |
Option Two |
Option Three |
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First |
ENG 101 College
Writing |
ENG 101 College
Writing |
ENG 151 Honors
Freshman Composition (fulfills written communication requirement) |
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Second |
ENG 291 Advanced
Writing |
Writing Intensive
291 course in a particular major |
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Initial placement
into the written communication sequence is determined by ACT scores:
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ACT Score |
Placement |
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26 and above |
ENG 101 or
ENG 151 |
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18-25 |
ENG 101 |
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17 and below |
ENG 090 |
Placement
Test Option
Students scoring 15, 16, or 17 on the ACT English examination and wishing to enroll in ENG 101 may take a writing placement test on the NKU campus. Students scoring 14 or lower on the ACT English exam are not eligible for this on-campus writing placement test.
This writing test is administered by the
NKU Testing Office. Contact the Testing Office (UC
320) at 572-6373 to get information about test dates and to register for
the test, or visit their web site at www.nku.edu/~testing.
The on-campus writing placement test score is final, and this test cannot be retaken.
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