ELWR-Fulfilling College Courses

Students may also meet the requirement by earning a grade of "C" or better in a UC-transferable English composition course from an accredited college or university, prior to enrollment at UC San Diego.

California students

Visit ASSIST and click UC Transfer Admission Eligibility Courses - UC Transfer Eligibility Area - UC-E English Composition to search for eligible courses. 

Out-of-state students

Contact the Analytical Writing Program at awp@ucsd.edu with the following information. We will let you know whether it is a qualifying English composition course. 

• College name (please spell out) and the state it is located in
• Course number and course name
• Letter grade earned

For example: 

• Cascadia Community College, WA 
• ENG 101, English Composition I
• A

International students

None of the college composition courses taken outside of the U.S. can be used to fulfill the ELWR.

Updated 4/17/2025