English 101 Proficiency Exams
English
302 Exemption Process Information
GENERAL INFORMATION
SCHEDULE
English 101 is a prerequisite for all English general education requirements.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
You can only register for one exam.
DESCRIPTION: The exam is a skills assessment 3-hour essay exam.
COST: None
WHAT TO BRING: Pen or pencil to sign your honor code agreement.
NOT PERMITTED: electronic dictionaries, thesaureses,
translators or language dictionaries, diskettes, zip drives or other
materials.
WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE: You are ineligible to take the English 101 placement test if your University Freshman Composition requirement is considered met, in progress, or exempt by GMU.**
**Students who have completed an AA degree in the VCCS system should check with their advisers, as they may already be exempt.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE: Any enrolled or newly admitted student who has not transferred in an ENGL 100/101 equivalent from another university, received a NC in a previous course or a student who received a NP three semesters prior to the term for which he/she is registering. This means that if you received a NP in SU07, you are eligible again SU08.
RESULTS NOTIFICATION: Results are distributed via George Mason email only. Results will not be left on voicemail. Summer exam results are not returned until the week before the Fall semester begins. Spring and Fall exam results are issued within a month of the exam.
WHAT DO THE RESULTS MEAN? If you receive the exemption your transcript will reflect that you have met the ENGL 101 general education requirement.
REGISTRATION
IS REQUIRED: Online Registration
THE SUMMER 08 AND FALL 08 EXAM SCHEDULE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN MID-MAY FOR SUMMER 08 AND EARLY AUGUST FOR FALL 08.
FX - Fairfax
ARL - Arlington
PW - Prince William
LDN - Loudoun
| CAMPUS | Date/Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| FX | Tuesday, May 27 9:15am | INN 222 |
| LDN | Wed, June 4 12:30pm | Room 209 |
| FX | Tuesday, June 17 9:15am | INN 330 |
| LDN | Friday, July 11 12:30pm | Room 209 |
| FX | Tuesday, July 29 9:15am | INN 327 |
| PW | Monday, Aug 4, 1pm | BRH 252 |
| PW | Wed., Aug 6, 1pm | BRH 252 |
| PW | Friday, Aug 8 1pm | BRH 252 |
| FX | Tuesday, August 12 9;15am | INN 327 |
| LDN | Wed. Aug 13 12:30pm | Room 209 |