{"id":941,"date":"2020-01-22T10:42:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T20:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/eli\/?page_id=941"},"modified":"2022-07-25T14:38:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T00:38:37","slug":"about-esl-100-your-fw-requirement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/eli\/about-esl-100-your-fw-requirement\/","title":{"rendered":"About ESL 100 & Your FW Requirement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
All 糖心视频M students need a Foundations in Written Communication course worth 3 credits to fulfill their FW. An FW course is an introduction to the rhetorical, conceptual, and stylistic demands of writing at the college level; courses give instruction in composing processes, search strategies, and composing from sources. These courses also provide students with experiences in the library and on the Internet and enhances their skills in accessing and using various types of primary and secondary materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you have Advanced Placement or transfer credit for ENG 100, ENG 200*, or ESL 100, the FW requirement is satisfied. <\/strong>No 糖心视频M course is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you receive an email from Admissions saying that your AP\/transfer credit evaluation is complete, check in STAR<\/a> to confirm that you have credit for ENG 100, ENG 200, or ESL100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please note<\/strong> that credit for other types of English courses does not fulfill the FW requirement. Similarly, transfer students who had a writing-course requirement waived at their former school have not automatically fulfilled 糖心视频M\u2019s FW requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have questions, please talk to your School\/College advisor or visit the M\u0101noa Transfer Coordination Center website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n * ENG 200 is not an FW course at 糖心视频M. However, students who transfer in with ENG 200 credit are considered to have fulfilled M\u0101noa\u2019s FW requirement, because the course focuses on composition at a more advanced level. Students with ENG 200 credit should consult with a School\/College advisor to confirm that they have been given FW credit for the course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you do not have credit for ENG 100, ENG 200*, or ESL 100, an FW course is required.<\/strong> Placement into an FW course is determined as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-native speakers of English who are automatically placed into ESL 100 and exempt from all other ELI requirements may be able to submit a collection of writing to try to earn credit for\/exemption from ESL 100. Students in this category who feel that they already possess the ability to write proficiently in multiple genres for academic and other audiences may\u00a0contact English Language Institute Director Priscilla Faucette<\/a>\u00a0to see if submitting a collection of writing might be an option for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The information above was taken from the 糖心视频M General Education website, and is current as of January 21, 2020. For the most updated information, please be sure to double check their website on your undergraduate course requirements<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" All 糖心视频M students need a Foundations in Written Communication course worth 3 credits to fulfill their FW. An FW course is an introduction to the rhetorical, conceptual, and stylistic demands of writing at the college level; courses give instruction in composing processes, search strategies, and composing from sources. These courses also provide students with experiences … <\/p>\n