First, use the Transfer Credit Guide to see if your transfer course has already been evaluated for Foundations Writing credit.

• 1. If you your course is listed as receiving Foundations Writing credit (ENGL 101, ENGL 102, ENGL 107, ENGL 108, ENGL 109H), then your course will satisfy a requirement, provided you earned a C or higher. Have your official transcripts sent to the University of Arizona in order to earn credit for your transfer coursework. 

  2. If you your course is not listed in the Transfer Credit Guide, or your course is listed as receiving elective credit (ENGL 1TR), you may submit a syllabus to the Transfer Credit and Articulation Office to be reviewed for Foundations Writing credit. Because the Transfer Credit and Articulation office requires a syllabus to complete a course review, English courses completed prior to 1995 cannot be evaluated for Foundations Writing credit. 

If you have 40 or more transfer credits, you are eligible to submit a Transfer Portfolio* and/or to take ENGL 306T to complete the Foundations Writing requirement. Read more about the Transfer Portfolio and ENGL 306T. 

*The Transfer Portfolio option will be discontinued beginning in Fall 2026. The final date to submit a Transfer Portfolio will be August 1, 2026.

The following English Exams are eligible for ENGL 101/107 or ENGL elective credit:

• AP English Language and Literature (4 or higher)

• AP English Language and Composition (4 or higher)

• IB English Literature (HL) (5 or higher)

• Cambridge English (E or better)

• College Composition CLEP exam (50 or higher)

If you have an eligible score, you will be given the choice of taking either ENGL 102/108 or ENGL 109H to complete the Foundations Writing requirement. You must make your course selection through the Foundations Writing Evaluation. You can review course descriptions, assignment sheets, and activities from ENGL 102/108 and ENGL 109H on the Semester 2 Courses page to help you choose a course.

If you have 50 or more transfer credits, you are eligible to submit a Transfer Portfolio and/or to take ENGL 306T to complete the Foundations Writing requirement. Read more about the Transfer Portfolio and ENGL 306T.