Entry-Level Writing and the Berkeley Writing Assessment
The Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) is a reading and writing proficiency requirement. It is a prerequisite to the Reading and Composition (R&C) requirement. R&C is a two-part (A & B) college-level reading and writing requirement assigned to all Berkeley undergraduates. Check the Berkeley Guide to review information from your college for more details.
All students entering UC as first-year students should fulfill the Entry Level Writing Requirement by the end of the first year of enrollment at Berkeley. The ELWR may be satisfied with a qualifying test score, a college-level English composition course taken before starting at Berkeley, or a passing score on the Berkeley Writing Assessment.
The next Berkeley Writing Assessment will be administered online, Tuesday, September 12, 2023 from 6:00-8:00 pm (Pacific time).
Registration is closed. If you have registered, you will receive information soon about how to sign into the test on Tuesday.
The next assessment will take place in February, 2024.
All assessments take place online. Please read on for more information.
I have another question about the Assessment. Who do I contact?
You can email College Writing Programs at collegewriting@berkeley.edu or call the front desk at 510.642.5570.