ELWR
- ELWR-Qualifying Test Scores
- ELWR-Qualifying Courses
- Submit Official Scores/Transcripts
- Program Updates
While UC will not consider SAT or ACT test scores when making admission decisions, test scores can be used for writing course placement after you accept your offer of admission.
Students may meet the requirement in any of the following ways, prior to enrollment at UC San Diego:
All other tests or language assessments cannot be used to fulfill the ELWR, including but not limited to TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, Cambridge English exams, IGETC, IGCSE, GCE, and Option International British.
FA23 incoming students were recently asked if they wanted to submit their Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) English Language Arts scores for possible use for writing placement. While we may use the scores as one factor for placement, the SBA has not been approved by the UC Office of the President as a method of ELWR satisfaction at this time.