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Requirements for Credit

For each level of credit in English 850 or ESL 850, a student needs to complete minimum requirements for each of the following: (1) number of hours in the Writing Center, (2) appointments with an English 850 instructor, and (3) completed writing assignments. These minimum standards are listed below: 

Units of credit:
Minimum number of hours spent at the Writing Center working on writing assignments as recorded in the Attendance Program:
Minimum number of appointments with a Writing Center instructor:
Minimum number of completed assignments for Engl 850 credit:
.5 = 1/2
24 hours (1-1/2 hours per week for the complete semester)
7 appointments
determined by instructor
1.0
48 hours (3 hours per week for the complete semester)
14 appointments
determined by instructor
1.5 = 1-1/2
72 hours (4-1/2 hours per week for the complete semester)
21 appointments
determined by instructor
2
96 hours (6 hours per week for the complete semester)
28 appointments
determined by instructor
2.5 = 2-1/2
120 hours (7-1/2 hours per week for the complete semester)
35 appointments
determined by instructor
3.0
144 hours (9 hours per week for the complete semester)
42 appointments
determined by instructor

 

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