ELC Exemption and Waiver Policy for English 101 and 205

ELC Exemption and Waiver Policy for English 101 and 205

1. To place out of English 205:

a score of 3 or better on the AP English Literature Exam,

OR

a score of 5 or better on the IB English exam.

NONE of the above will place a student out of 101.

2. To place out of English 101:

a score of 3 or better on the AP English Language/Composition Exam,

OR

scores of 670 or higher on BOTH the Critical Reading and Writing portions of the SAT.

NONE of the above will place a student out of 205.

Note: This exemption policy only applies to students who took the new three-part SAT beginning in March 2005. Students who took the old SAT tests prior to March 2005 need to submit scores from the SAT Verbal AND the SAT-II Writing Tests of 670 or higher to exempt English 101.

3. ONLY AP or IB credit will be counted as 3 hours credit towards completing degree requirements at UMW. SAT test scores earn you a waiver, but they do not earn academic credit. Only AP earns WI credit.

4. There are NO exceptions to the above.

5. Students may not test out after matriculating at UMW.

October 24, 2003

Revised: March 22, 2004, effective Fall 2004 semester

Revised: July 21, 2004, September 26, 2005, March 15, 2006