THE COLLECTION
The "collection" option gives UH Mānoa
students the opportunity to earn three credits for English 100 or
English Language Institute 100 without
taking the course. [footnote*]
Students will be invited to submit a Collection if they meet one
of the following criteria when they enter UHM:
A)
Scored 680 or higher on SAT
Writing and 680 or higher on
SAT Critical Reading
(Students who took the SAT prior to
March 2005 must have an SAT Verbal score of 680 or higher.)
Important: UHM must receive your official SAT scores well in advance
of course registration.
OR
B)
Scored 30 or higher on ACT
"English/Writing Combined" and 30 or higher on ACT
Reading (UHM requires the Writing
section if you took the ACT in February 2005 or later. The
"English/Writing Combined" score is given in the "Plus Writing
Scores" section on the results sheet that ACT sent to you. Students who took the ACT prior to
February 2005 must have an ACT English score of 30 or higher and
an ACT Reading score of 30 or higher.)
Important: UHM must receive your official ACT scores well in
advance of course registration.
OR
C)
Scored a "3" on either one of the AP English Exams
(Note: A score of 4 or 5 on one of the AP English
exams earns a student 3 credits for ENG 100, which fulfills the FW
requirement.)
Important: UHM must receive your official SAT scores well in advance
of course registration.
OR
D) Were admitted to UHM without SAT, ACT,
and AP scores and feel that they
already possess the
ability to write proficiently in multiple genres for academic and
other audiences
Important:
If you are interested in submitting a collection, you must notify the Mānoa Writing Program
in your first semester at UHM. Email
mwp@hawaii.edu for deadlines and a formal invitation
letter. Once you receive the invitation letter, it will be your choice whether
to submit a collection or not.
If you decide to submit a collection, UH Mānoa
faculty members will evaluate it. If they determine that your collection shows
that you have already achieved the competencies associated with English
100, you will not have to take English (or ELI) 100, and you will
receive three academic credits. [Students who
receive credit will be charged a $15.00 administrative fee.]
[footnote*]
If the UH Mānoa faculty evaluators decide that
your collection does not meet the English 100 competencies, you will
be advised to take English 100 or English 100A (Honors English).
Frequently asked questions
Why should I submit a collection?
What must the collection
include?
What are the competencies
of English 100?
When is the collection due?
What if I don't submit a
collection?
WHY SHOULD I SUBMIT A COLLECTION?
You are invited to submit a collection because the
UH Mānoa faculty believe that you may have already
learned most of what is covered in English 100. We ask you to submit a
collection of writing because we need to review additional samples of
your work to decide if you have already met the English 100
competencies.
UH Mānoa students who choose to submit a
collection of writing believe they have considerable achievement as
writers and could bypass English 100.
Saving your writing (or generating new pieces) and
writing the cover essay will take considerable time and effort. But if
your cover essay and pieces demonstrate achievement of the English 100
competencies, you will not have to take English 100 and you will
receive three academic credits [a $15.00 administrative
fee will be charged if you receive credits]. For many UH Mānoa
students, putting together a collection can be worthwhile.
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UH MĀNOA COLLECTION CHECKLIST
Your collection of writing must include the following:
| Collection
requirements |
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An introductory cover essay (no more than
1,000 words) that explains how your pieces in the collection
demonstrate that you have achieved the English 100 competencies. |
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Two or three pieces of non-fiction prose, totaling
between 3,750 and 6,250 words (roughly 15-25 typewritten pages),
not including the cover essay or drafts/notes. Submissions
containing fiction or poetry will not earn exemption. |
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One piece must be at least 2,000 words
(about 8 typewritten pages), not including drafts/notes. |
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One piece must include notes and one or
more preliminary drafts. |
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One piece must have content other than
that of English or Language Arts (
content such as
business, history, psychology, science, etc.). |
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One piece must have outside sources documented using a
standard format (APA, MLA, Chicago Style, etc.). |
| (Pieces may satisfy more than one of these requirements.) |
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UH MĀNOA ENGLISH 100 COMPETENCIES
The faculty evaluators will use the English 100
competencies as their guide when reviewing your collection. Your cover
letter should explain how the pieces of writing you include in
your collection demonstrate that you have achieved the English 100
competencies.
English 100 competencies:
- Write well-reasoned texts that reveal the
complexity of the topic.
- Use resources such as libraries and the
Internet in order to enhance understanding of ideas, and analyze and
evaluate research for reliability, bias, and relevance.
- Read outside sources for main points,
perspective, and purpose; evaluate the quality of evidence,
negotiate conflicting positions, and analyze the effectiveness of a
source's approach in order to integrate that knowledge into a text.
- Choose language, style, and organization
appropriate to particular purposes and audiences.
- Synthesize previous experience and knowledge
with new ideas and information.
- Use readers' responses as one source for
revising writing.
- Correctly use standard forms (e.g., MLA, APA) that are
appropriate for various disciplines in introducing and citing
sources.
- Recognize editing and proofreading skills as
important to the latter stages of the writing process.
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DUE DATES FOR YOUR COLLECTION
You will have approximately six months to submit your
collection. Specific
due dates will be included with the letter of invitation.
The faculty evaluators read collections three times a year: April July,
and November. Results will be available approximately two weeks after
the submission date.
| Collection letters will be sent in: |
Collections will be due in:* |
| May
for Fall
admits |
July or November* |
| September for additional Fall admits |
November or April* |
| December/January for Spring admits |
April or July* |
* IMPORTANT: Check your invitation letter
for exact due dates.
You may choose to submit your collection by either due date given. top
WHAT IF I DON'T SUBMIT A COLLECTION?
It is your choice to submit a collection. If you
decide not to, there is no penalty. You will take English 100 as you
normally would.
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Footnote
* The
"Collection" applies to University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM)
students only. Other UH campuses and community colleges do not
accept UHM's evaluation of students' collections. In other words, if you
submit a collection and receive credit for English 100, currently that
credit will be accepted at UHM only.
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