Course Placement for Incoming Students

All first-year students at Elon take ENG1100, Writing: Argument and Inquiry, in your first or second semester. ENG1100 supports your growth as a writer by teaching you ways to adapt your writing across contexts. Students who have credit for AP English Language and Composition (score of 4 or 5), and students who have approved transfer credit from another college or university, do not have to take ENG1100. Those are the only ways to “place out” of the course.

ENG1000, the Supplemental Writing Workshop, is a writing support class that is meant for individuals who struggle with writing or who might not have had much writing experience prior to starting at Elon. This course is taken during the fall semester, at the same time as ENG1100. Those who take ENG1000 will have the opportunity to develop your skills as a writer, practice strategies that can help you in your writing process, and build your confidence. ENG1000 is not remedial. It counts for 4 credit hours (like any other class), counts toward your GPA, and contributes toward hours earned for graduation. It is not part of the Elon Core Curriculum.

Incoming Elon students are asked to complete a short questionnaire over the summer to help you determine whether ENG1000 would be a good fit for you. The deadline to complete this questionnaire for Summer 2023 is May 24. Students who already have credit from an approved college or community college writing course, and those who have received a 4 or 5 on the AP English Language and Composition exam, do not need to complete the questionnaire.