NYU requires EWP to certify that students are proficient in writing. A student earns proficiency by completing V40.0100 Writing the Essay with the grade of “C” or better. Students with C- or lower are asked to take the exam.

Transfer students must take the Writing Proficiency Exam during their first term at NYU.

Students who complete the International Sequence of courses must take the Writing Proficiency Exam at the end of the final course of the sequence.

Students who fail the Writing Proficiency Exam are required to take a four-credit course, V40.0013 Writing Tutorial, or an equivalent.

To register for the Writing Proficiency Exam, contact Joanna Mendoza at jqm8082@nyu.edu. Please put “Proficiency Exam” in the subject heading.

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