Placement in Writing Courses
Placement in Kent State University Writing Courses
Students at Kent State University are placed into one of the following courses based on ACT/SAT, Accuplacer, high school GPA, or GED scores:
- Introduction to College Writing-Stretch (ENG01001): ESL on Kent campus and Regional campuses only
- College Writing I (ENG11011)
- College Writing II (ENG21011)
These placements can be challenged if the student feels placement is inaccurate.
Please be advised, if you have a test score that qualifies you to test out of ENG11011 or have transfer credits for ENG11011, you must send an email to engpermit@kent.edu to check if a course override needs applied to your account so that you may register for classes without issues.
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Student Population - Kent Campus All Kent campus students begin the College Writing sequence with ENG11011, unless they test out of it.
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Placement Tool |
Placement Criteria |
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New Freshman who have not successfully completed the writing course requirement through PSEOP, AP, Dual-Credit, CBE, or CLEP.
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ACT
English
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0-25 enroll in ENG11011
26+ enroll in ENG21011
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New Freshman who have not successfully completed the writing course requirement through PSEOP, AP, Dual-Credit, CBE, or CLEP
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SAT Evidence Based Reading and Writing
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0-590 enroll in ENG11011
600+ enroll in ENG21011
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| New Freshman who have not successfully completed the writing course requirement through PSEOP, AP, Dual-Credit, CBE, or CLEP | High School GPA |
3.0+ enroll in ENG11011 |
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New Freshman who are Honors students
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None
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Placed in HONR10197 - Honors Colloquium
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Adult* students who have not successfully completed the writing course requirement.
*(aged 21 or above or have been out of high school for at least 3 years)
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Accuplacer (Reading Comprehension and Writeplacer)
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Any score enrolls in ENG11011
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GED and Homeschooled Students who have not successfully completed a writing course requirement and have no H.S. GPA
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GED:
Reasoning through Language Arts College Ready
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165 (or higher) enroll in ENG11011
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Transfer Students
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Advisor Discretion
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Advisors can ask student to take Accuplacer or place based on academic record.
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International Students whose native language is not English.
All international students must take a College Writing Placement Test. There are no exceptions. Please send an email to eslcomp@kent.edu for further information.
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ESL Program Discretion
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Students will enroll as advised by ESL Program.
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Student Population - Regional Campus |
Placement Tool |
Placement Criteria |
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| New Freshman who have not successfully completed the writing course requirement through PSEOP, AP, Dual-Credit, CBE, or CLEP. |
ACT
English
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0-17 enroll in ENG01001 and ENG11002
18-25 enroll in ENG11011
26+ enroll in ENG21011
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| New Freshman who have not successfully completed the writing course requirement through PSEOP, AP, Dual-Credit, CBE, or CLEP | SAT Evidenced Based Reading and Writing |
200-470 enroll in ENG01001 and ENG11002
480-590 enroll in ENG11011
600+ enroll in ENG21011
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| New Freshman who have not successfully completed the writing course requirement through PSEOP, AP, Dual-Credit, CBE, or CLEP | High School GPA |
1.99 and below take Writing Placement Reassessment |
| New Freshman who are Honors students |
None
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Placed in HONR10197 - Honors Colloquium
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Adult* students who have not successfully completed the writing course requirement.
*(aged 21 or above or have been out of high school for at least 3 years)
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Next Generation Accuplacer and Writeplacer
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Reading 200-249 and Writeplacer 4 enroll in ENG01001 and ENG11002
Reading 250-300 and WritePlacer 4 enroll in ENG11011
Writeplacer 5-8 enroll in ENG11011
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| GED and Homeschooled Students who have not successfully completed a writing course requirement and have no H.S. GPA |
GED:
Reasoning through Language Arts College Ready
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165 (or higher) enroll in ENG11011
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| Transfer Students |
Advisor Discretion
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Advisors can ask student to take Accuplacer or place based on academic record. |
Additional Placement Information:
- Students recruited by the Honors College are enrolled in a yearlong Honors Colloquium (Honr10197-10297), almost always taught by English faculty. This is accepted as fulfilling the students' College Writing sequence.
- Students for whom English is a second language are enrolled in controlled sections of Introduction to College Writing-Stretch (ENG01001), College Writing I (ENG11011), and College Writing II (ENG21011) based on the placement test and the recommendation of the ESL Program. (For more information, please email eslcomp@kent.edu)
- Students entering with College Board Advanced Placement credit, but who are not enrolled in the Honors College, are given credit for one College Writing and/or English literature course depending upon their scores. Students have the opportunity to challenge their placement by completing the writing placement reassessment.
- Students transferring from Ohio community colleges are given credit for courses according to Transfer Assurance Guidelines (TAGS).