Revision to Davis Division Regulation (DDR) 521: University of

UCDAVIS: ACADEMIC SENATE

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

July 31, 2020

Ari Kelman

Interim Dean, College of Letters and Science

Helene Dillard

Dean, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Jennifer Curtis

Dean, College of Engineering

Mark Winey

Dean, College of Biological Sciences

Cynthia Carter Ching

Interim Vice Provost and Dean, Undergraduate Education

Trish Serviss

Director of Entry Level Writing, University Writing Program

RE: Revision to Davis Division Regulation (DDR) 521: University of California Entry Level

Writing Requirement (ELWR)

Dear Colleagues:

Under advisement from the Systemwide Academic Senate, the Davis Division Executive Council has

approved flexibility to DDR 521. For Summer Sessions 2020, students can complete the ELWR with a

grade of Passed (or at least C-), which allows students to take ELWR courses on a Passed/Not Passed

basis. The full revision is enclosed.

Please communicate this information to advisors and affected students as you see fit.

Sincerely,

Kristin H. Lagattuta, Ph.D.

Chair, Davis Division of the Academic Senate

Professor, Department of Psychology and Center for Mind and Brain

Enclosed: Revision of DDR 521

c: Pablo G. Reguerín, Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs

Erin Crom, University Registrar

Sue Ebeler, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Academic Programs, CAES

Michele Igo, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Academic Programs, CBS

REVISION OF DAVIS DIVISION REGULATION 521:

University of California Entry Level Writing Requirement

Submitted by the Academic Senate Chair.

Rationale: The proposed revision to Davis Division Regulation 521: University of California

Entry Level Writing Requirement adds flexibility to the regulation allowing for completion of

the Entry Level Writing Requirement in Summer Session(s) 2020 when a student passes a course

with a grade of Passed or a C- or better. This allows students to take these courses on a

Passed/Not Passed basis.

Proposed Revision: Davis Division Regulation 521 shall be amended as follows. Deletions are

indicated by strikeout; additions are in bold type.

521. University of California Entry Level Writing Requirement (En. 6/1/2006)

The University of California Entry Level Writing Requirement is a reading and

writing proficiency requirement governed by Academic Senate Regulation 636 and

this Divisional Regulation. (En. 6/1/2006, Am. 9/1/2018)

Prior to enrollment at the University of California, each student may satisfy the

University of California Entry Level Writing Requirement as specified by Academic

Senate Regulation 636. (En. 6/1/2006, Am. 9/1/2018)

A student who has not satisfied the University of California Entry Level Writing

Requirement prior to enrollment in the University of California, Davis must satisfy

the requirement either (En. 6/1/2006)

by passing the University of California Analytical Writing Placement Exam

administered Systemwide or on the Davis campus, or (En. 6/1/2006)

by passing, with a grade of at least C or above, one of the Entry Level Writing

Requirement courses certified by the Committee on Preparatory Education and

Undergraduate Council. A student who receives a final grade of C- or below has

not fulfilled the University of California Entry Level Writing Requirement and

may repeat the course(s). The list of certified courses will be maintained by the

Committee on Preparatory Education and publicized by the Director of Entry

Level Writing. (En. 6/1/2006, Am. 9/1/2018)

For Spring Quarter 2020 and Summer Session(s) 2020, a student can

satisfy the University Entry Level Writing Requirement by passing, with a

grade of Passed or at least C-, one of the Entry Level Writing Requirement

courses certified by the Committee on Preparatory Education and

Undergraduate Council. The list of certified courses will be maintained by

the Committee on Preparatory Education and publicized by the Director of

Entry Level Writing.

If a student is identified as an English language learner (ESL) on the University of

California Analytic Writing Placement Exam, or through a placement exam on the

Davis campus as determined by the Director for Entry Level Writing, the student will

be placed into the ESL pathway for Entry Level Writing. The procedure for the ESL

pathway will be maintained by the Committee on Preparatory Education and

publicized by the Director of Entry Level Writing and the Director of ESL. (En.

6/1/2006, Am. 9/1/2018)

In accordance with Academic Senate Regulation 636.D, students placed into the ESL

pathway will have three quarters plus one quarter for each required ESL course to

meet the requirement. Other students must satisfy the University of California Entry

Level Writing Requirement as early as possible during the first year in residence at

the University of California. A student who has not done so within the prescribed

timeframe will not be eligible to enroll for additional quarters unless the student has

been granted an extension by the Committee on Preparatory Education. The

Committee on Preparatory Education may delegate the authority to grant such

extensions to that student’s college Dean, or adviser as authorized by the Dean. In

the case of such delegation, the Dean shall submit an annual report to the Committee

on Preparatory Education. (En. 6/1/2006, Am. 9/1/2016, 9/1/2018)