The college requires all matriculated students to demonstrate college-level skills in English composition.
Students earning Advanced Placement (AP) credit must have their scores substantiated by The College Writing Program Director. Those with AP scores of 3 or higher can enroll in English 102. Students with AP scores of 4 or higher are exempt from the freshman writing requirement.
ENG 099 is a noncredit course and may not be used to meet any degree requirements. ENG 099, ENG 101, and ENG 102 will be graded on an A-E basis effective fall 2004. A through D are officially passing grades; however, courses with a prerequisite of English 101 or English 102 require a C or higher in the class. This means that a student cannot enroll in English 102 until he/she has earned at least a C in English 101, and that a student cannot enroll in writing-intensive courses until he/she has earned at least a C in English 102. Course challenges will not be permitted. Students who are considering taking a course at another institution must seek prior permission from Director of the College Writing Program, Dr. Susan Leist.
Transfer Students: If two composition courses equivalent to ENG 101 and ENG 102 are transferred, the English composition requirement is satisfied. If one composition course equivalent to ENG 101 is transferred, the student must complete ENG 102. If no composition courses are transferred, the student must confer with an academic adviser and, based on an informed assessment, follow the requirement stated for freshmen (above). Transfer students must complete the English composition requirement within their first 45 credit hours at Buffalo State.
Visit the Buffalo State College Undergraduate Catalog 2005–2007, p. 37, for more information.
