Program Updates 

Writing Requirements at UC

What exactly are ELWR, WPP, AWP, and College Writing? What are their relationships? Visit the Writing Requirements at UC page to have your questions answered!

All UC students must fulfill the Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) within a limited timeframe. If you have a qualifying test score or passed a college composition course, you can send the official scores/transcripts to UC San Diego to fulfill the ELWR.

If you do not have any ways to fulfill the requirement prior to enrolling at UC San Diego, you must sign up and complete the Writing Placement Process (WPP) in summer. You will be able to sign up for a WPP date at the end of the Entry Level Writing Requirement Survey found on the Applicant Portal.

At the start of your first quarter, you must either have fulfilled the ELWR or been placed in an AWP course by the WPP.

After the fall quarter starts, if your degree audit shows that you have not fulfilled the ELWR but you believe you have a ELWR-fulfilling score or course, contact awp@ucsd.edu immediately to troubleshoot.

AWP Course Enrollment - SP25

If you are required to take an AWP course in Spring 2025, you must enroll in the course. You many enroll in the second pass. We strongly advise students to take no more than 16 units in total when they are taking an AWP course. Pick a section with no waitlist. 

If you are taking AWP 4A in Winter 2025, you must enroll in your designated AWP 4B section in Spring 2025. You need to schedule your other courses around it. 

Students must pass AWP 3 or AWP 4B with a C or better to fulfill the ELWR, and then they can proceed with their College Writing course sequence. 

Questions? 

Email awp@ucsd.edu to receive a timely response. 

Updated 4/2/2025