English Placement Information

The Department of English offers several pathways for placement into the College English. Per KBOR policy, each student who meets either a systemwide course placement measure OR an institutionally designated course placement measure is eligible to enroll in a ENGL 101: College English I. Each student not meeting the systemwide course placement measure OR an institutionally designated course placement measure shall be placed into ENGL 101S: College English I with Support.  Systemwide placement measures for English Composition I are listed below.

Placement and Credit Standards

ENGL 101: College English I

18+ on ACT Reading AND ACT English; OR
500+ on SAT ERW (Evidence-based Reading and Writing); OR
255+ Accuplacer Reading AND Writing; OR
3.0+ high school cumulative unweighted GPA after five or more semesters; OR
16+ ACT Reading AND ACT English AND B or higher (not B-) in most recent high school English course; OR
2.7+ high school cumulative unweighted GPA after 5 or more semesters AND B or higher (not B-) in most recent high school English course; OR
GED® Score: 160; OR
Institutional Measure*

*If you do not meet the prerequisites for enrolling directly into English 101: College English I, you may take the English Placement Exam. The English Placement Exam consists of two parts. Part I is a set of 45 multiple choice questions that tests reading comprehension. Part II consists of writing one essay. The test takes two hours to complete and is accessible on Blackboard. There is a $10 examination fee for the English Placement Exam.TOEFL and EPE do not substitute for the English Placement Test 

Please contact the Department of English at (316) 978-3130 for more information or if you have any questions.

English Credit in 101 and 102

This table outlines credit or placement based on AP, ACT, and RSAT test scores per subject. Wichita State University will assign only credit, not a grade.

  • English Literature and Composition Score: 3               3 hours, ENGL 101
  • English Literature and Composition Score: 4+            6 hours, ENGL 101 & 102
  • English Language and Composition Score: 3              3 hours, ENGL 101
  • English Language and Composition Score: 4+            6 hours, ENGL 101 & 102
  • ACT (English) - 31 = ENGL 101 credit and placement into ENGL 102
  • RSAT (Critical Writing) - 700

English Placement in 101H

  • ACT (English) - 27
  • RSAT (Critical Writing) - 610

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ENGL 102: College English II Course Prerequisites

  • 100 or 101 with a grade of C or better or scores from ACT, RSAT, or AP high enough to receive credit for 101

English as a Second Language (ESL) Prerequisites

  • 100: director recommendation or adequate score on placement exam

Business and Technical Writing Prerequisite

  • 210: prerequisite is 101 and 102 with a grade of C or better in each class