About the Requirement

Aug: 3- Sept. 11: Writing Center operations are modified Aug. 3-Sept. 11 due to construction on the fourth floor of the Teaching and Learning Complex. Consultations will be virtual and center staff will relocate to Room 1211 in the Teaching and Learning Complex. Read our update for details.

The Entry Level Writing Requirement (ELWR) is a University of California requirement. Every first-year student in the UC system must demonstrate their college-level proficiency in writing by fulfilling the ELWR. University-level writing requires students to read carefully, analyze readings with understanding, and draw conclusions about what is read.

There are four writing requirements that all UC Davis students must fulfill: Entry Level Writing, English Composition (8 units; most colleges at UCD require one lower division and one upper division course), and Writing Experience. Satisfaction of the ELWR is a prerequisite to English Composition and Writing Experience courses.

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