School of Arts and Sciences
Writing Requirements
Writing is fundamental to a liberal arts education, and is therefore a
Foundation Requirement in the School of Arts and Sciences.
Liberal Arts students are required to take two semesters of college
writing in order to graduate.
Students should complete this requirement in their first year except
under extraordinary circumstance.
Most students do so by taking English 1 (or English 3) in the first semester and
English 2 (or English 4) in the second semester, when the majority of such
classes are offered.
Exemptions & Pre-Matriculation Credits
Liberal Arts
students may be exempt from one or both parts of the writing requirement if they
have taken certain standardized tests and met the criteria in the following
table. Some standardized tests will
also grant a pre-matriculation credit (listed in the table as a "Tufts credit").
Guidelines governing pre-matriculation credits are outlined in the Tufts
Bulletin.
Please note
that a high score on the SAT does not entitle a student to Tufts credit
but may provide exemption from the first half of the writing requirement
dependent on score (see table).
Students who are exempt from both parts of the writing requirement are
eligible to enroll in upper level English classes for which "fulfillment of
the writing requirement" or "English 1 and 2" is a prerequisite.
It is the student's responsibility to ensure that the results of standardized
tests are sent to Tufts and appear on their transcript.
Students should contact the Student Services desk in Dowling Hall
(617-627-2000) should they need assistance with this.
AP English Language & Composition and/or Literature
(If both tests are taken, only one credit is awarded) |
| Score of 4 |
Exemption from English 1;
one Tufts credit. Enroll in English 2. |
| Score of 5 |
Exemption from English 1 and 2;
one Tufts credit. Writing requirement is complete. |
| SAT I Writing Section (new in 2005) |
| Score of 760 or higher |
Exemption from English 1 only.
Enroll in English 2. |
| SAT II Writing/English Composition (prior to 2005) |
| Score of 760 or higher |
Exemption from English 1 only.
Enroll in English 2. |
| British A-Level |
| Grade of B |
Exemption from English 1;
one Tufts credit. Enroll in English 2. |
| Grade of A |
Exemption from English 1 and 2;
one Tufts credit. Writing requirement is complete. |
| Higher Level International Baccalaureate |
| Score of 5 or 6 |
Exemption from English 1;
one Tufts credit. Enroll in English 2. |
| Score of 7 |
Exemption from English 1 and 2;
one Tufts credit. Writing requirement is complete. |
| Subsidiary Level International Baccalaureate |
| Score of 6 or 7 |
Exemption from English 1;
one Tufts credit. Enroll in English 2. |
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NO OTHER EXEMPTIONS WILL BE GIVEN |
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