Students have been placed into Writing 101 or 102 by the registrar for one of the following reasons:

  1. their placement exam score indicated that you need a review of the skills in your assigned course;
  2. the registrar did not accept transfer credits from a previous institution;
  3. they are freshmen fulfilling the college composition requirements.

You may request exemption from your assigned composition course by delivering the following material to the Writing Program director:

Materials for Exemption from Composition 101

  • A five to six-page writing sample showing fluency with diction, grammar, and syntax as well as proficiency with close-reading, analysis, and argumentation.
  • A formal description (preferably from a course catalog or institutional website) of the course from which the writing sample comes.
  • A transcript from your previous institution, including the grade you received for course equivalents of Composition 101.

Materials for Exemption from Composition 102

  • An eight to ten-page writing sample showing fluency with diction, grammar, syntax, close-reading, analysis, argumentation, and research skills. Your writing sample should be a research paper that incorporates at least one primary text and two secondary texts.
  • A formal description (preferably from a course catalog or institutional website) of the course from which the writing sample comes.
  • A transcript from your previous institution, including the grade you received for course equivalents of Composition 102.

Submission of Materials

Submit all materials via email to Writing Program Director Travis DuBose at travis.dubose@rutgers.edu.