Instead of using a writing test to determine where you should start, the English department requires you to reflect on your writing experiences using structured materials before you attend orientation. After you have reviewed the information about IUPUI's three first-year writing courses, answered questions the Writing Program provides, and looked at writing samples to see what college writing really looks like, you will be able to select the writing course that's right for you. This process, called guided self-placement, is fully described at the Writing Program's Website. You should follow the steps on the website before coming to orientation.

You don't need to take English W131 If:

You have credit for English W131 (either because you have taken W131 or because you have transfer credit for W131 noted on your transfer credit transcript)

or

You have credit for another IU course that satisfied the first-semester writing requirement (such as English W110 at IU-Bloomington; see http://writing.iupui.edu/transfer.htm for more information)

or

You scored 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement (AP) exam in English Language and Composition (and thus were awarded credit for English W131). Consult your academic advisor about what additional writing course(s) may be required for your degree program.

You should contact the Writing Program if you are a transfer student in one of the following situations:

You took a composition course at another institution and that course did not transfer as English W131

You were not required to take an introductory composition course at your previous university and have more than 15 credits

You had credit for an introductory composition course at your previous institution, granted because of your SAT/ACT scores, and this credit did not transfer to IUPUI

You have transfer credit for a second writing course (most often English W132 or W231) and not English W131