Writing II Credit and the Clusters
Cluster students must complete English Comp 3 (or the equivalent) by the end of their first year in order to receive Writing II credit through the cluster. Students are strongly encouraged to enroll in English Comp 3 during the fall or winter quarter of their freshman year (instead of enrolling concurrently with a cluster seminar in the spring) for two important reasons:
- pedagogical – cluster instructors in the spring quarter seminars will assume that students have received prior college level writing instruction; and
- practical – a limited number of English Comp 3 classes are offered during spring quarter and are in great demand by upper division students; cluster students who wait until spring may be unable to enroll in one of the few sections available at that time. Students who fail to complete English Comp 3 by the end of the spring term will not receive Writing II credit through their cluster work.
- Requests must be received no earlier than the first day of priority pass at 12:01 a.m. and no later than the last day of first pass at 9:00 a.m. Any requests sent before or after that time will not be considered.
- Email Catharine McGraw at wpinfo@humnet.ucla.edu with your name, UID, and your top five section preferences.
- English Comp 3 placements will be made by the Writing Programs office on the first day of second pass.
- If you decide to enroll on your own AND you sign up to enroll through Writing Programs, the assignment made by the Writing Program office will override any other enrollment in an English Comp 3 class.
- Students who do not enter this process to secure a spot in English Comp 3 will have to enroll themselves during second pass.
