West  Virginia State University

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English Placement
Text Box: Students are placed into the appropriate English course based on the Higher Education Policy Commission recommendations. This means that students whose ACT English score is below 18 will be required to complete English 099 at WVSU. It is recommended that students who score 15 or below on the ACT English test take English 098. Students with an ACT English score of 18 or over are authorized to register for English 101. WVSU encourages all students to take English 098, Critical Reading Skills. English 098 is available for any interested student. All new students with an ACT English score of 0-17 may take an English placement test during Orientation for a fee of $20.00 (up to 2 tests per subject).

Students are encouraged to register early at WVSU to ensure English classes are available as needed. 

Students should consider taking the ACT examination more than once as scores are known to improve in subsequent examination sessions.

For more information on the ACT exam, visit the ACT website. 

ACT exam information including sample tests and scheduling recommendations can be found at the ACT Student site. 

WVSU English courses are writing courses.  English 099, 101 and 102 will require written papers by students.  Computer literacy and word processing skills are taught as part of the English program at WVSU.  Students should be prepared to work with computers and submit written assignments in the correct format.