PE Collection Information

ENGLISH 100 CREDIT: The Collection Option

If you feel that you already possess the ability to write proficiently in multiple genres for academic and other audiences and, therefore, may not benefit from an English 100 course, you may submit a collection of your writing for review. If your collection of writing is approved, you will earn three credits for English 100 and will have fulfilled the Foundations-Written Communication (FW) requirement. Please note that in past years, only about half of the students who submitted were granted credit.

Should you decide to submit a collection, please email mwp@hawaii.edu with your decision as soon as possible. A hold may be put on your registration if the FW requirement is not fulfilled in a timely manner.

The collection requirements are as follows:

An introductory cover essay (no more than 1,000 words) that explains how your pieces in the collection demonstrate that you have achieved the English 100 competencies.

Two or three pieces of non-fiction prose, totaling between 3,750 and 6,250 words (roughly 15-25 typewritten pages), not including the cover essay or drafts/notes. Submissions containing fiction or poetry will not earn exemption.

One piece must be at least 2,000 words (about 8 typewritten pages), not including drafts/notes.

One piece must include notes and one or more preliminary drafts.

One piece must have content other than that of English or Language Arts (content such as business, history, psychology, science, etc.)

One piece must have outside sources documented using a standard format (APA, MLA, Chicago Style, etc.)

Restrictions apply. Click here for more details.

updated April 22, 2008

Mānoa Writing Program · 2545 McCarthy Mall, Bilger Hall 104 · Honolulu, HI 96822 · (808) 956-6660 · mwp@hawaii.edu

© 1997-2008 Mānoa Writing Program, University of Hawai'i

		ENGLISH 100 CREDIT: The Collection Option If you feel that you already possess the ability to write proficiently in multiple genres for academic and other audiences and, therefore, may not benefit from an English 100 course, you may submit a collection of your writing for review. If your collection of writing is approved, you will earn three credits for English 100 and will have fulfilled the Foundations-Written Communication (FW) requirement. Please note that in past years, only about half of the students who submitted were granted credit. Should you decide to submit a collection, please email mwp@hawaii.edu with your decision as soon as possible. A hold may be put on your registration if the FW requirement is not fulfilled in a timely manner. The collection requirements are as follows: An introductory cover essay (no more than 1,000 words) that explains how your pieces in the collection demonstrate that you have achieved the English 100 competencies. Two or three pieces of non-fiction prose, totaling between 3,750 and 6,250 words (roughly 15-25 typewritten pages), not including the cover essay or drafts/notes. Submissions containing fiction or poetry will not earn exemption. One piece must be at least 2,000 words (about 8 typewritten pages), not including drafts/notes. One piece must include notes and one or more preliminary drafts. One piece must have content other than that of English or Language Arts (content such as business, history, psychology, science, etc.) One piece must have outside sources documented using a standard format (APA, MLA, Chicago Style, etc.) Restrictions apply. Click here for more details.
		updated April 22, 2008
Mānoa Writing Program · 2545 McCarthy Mall, Bilger Hall 104 · Honolulu, HI 96822 · (808) 956-6660 · mwp@hawaii.edu
© 1997-2008 Mānoa Writing Program, University of Hawai'i