UCI WRITING REQUIREMENT

UCI undergraduates may satisfy their lower-division writing requirement in one of three ways:

1. by taking a sequence of 4-unit writing courses in the Composition Program (see “The WR 39 Sequence” below)
2. by taking a year-long, 8-unit Humanities Core Course that also satisfies humanities breadth requirements.
3. by taking a WR 39B in addition to a First-Year Integrated Program sequence

The WR 39 Sequence

Student Learning Outcomes for the WR 39 Sequence (WR 39A, WR 39B, and WR 39C)

Students who have fulfilled the University-wide Entry Level Writing Requirement begin the WR 39 sequence with WR 39B and then move on to WR 39C.

Students who have not yet fulfilled the Entry Level Writing Requirement by other means must begin the sequence with WR 39A.  

Students who have not yet fulfilled the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement may also be required to take Academic English/ESL courses before they can enroll in any WR 39 courses. Students who must take Academic English/ESL courses will receive a letter during the summer regarding testing and course placement.

WR 39 Variations
WR 39AP, Fundamentals of Composition with Lab, is a special version of WR 39A; students must be placed into WR 39AP by the Program. Enrollment is limited to fifteen students per section and the curriculum is adapted to meet specific student needs. In addition to three seminar hours per week, the course requires a two-hour weekly lab. Students placed into WR 39AP will receive a letter of notification from the Program.

WR 37, Intensive Writing, combines WR 39A and WR 39B into a single six-unit course. Only selected students may elect this option; eligible students will receive a letter of notification from the Program.