Placement
All UNO students must earn credit for English 1157 and 1158 before they graduate. Upon admittance, UNO students are placed into ENGL 1157. However, many students are eligible to receive credit for ENGL 1157 prior to enrolling in courses. Students must request this credit from the English department prior to enrolling in a different English course.
Students may qualify through test scores, transfer credit, or advanced standing assessment. (See info below for more details.)
No bypass credit for ENGL 1157 can be awarded after a student has earned 30 hours at UNO, and no bypass credit for ENGL 1158 can be awarded after a student has earned 60 hours at UNO.
Students may not earn credit by exam or advanced standing for courses they have already attempted.
Students must consult with their advisors before requesting credit or assessment.
English Placement
All test scores must be official scores sent to UNO admissions. The First-Year Writing Program cannot accept unofficial scores for credit or placement.
| Placement into: | If your ACT English score is: | If your SAT Evidence Based Reading and Writing Score is: | If your Accuplacer NextGen Writing score is: |
| 1003 + 1157 | 15 - 17 | 450 - 499 | 240 -249 |
| 1157 | 18 - 27 | 500 – 639 |
250 - 270 above 270** |
| 1158 | 28 - 31 | 640 - 690 | |
| 1158* | 32 or higher | 700 or higher |
English 1157 credit must be requested from the English department. If this credit is not posted before the first day of the student’s second semester at UNO, the Bursar’s Office will assess a $300 posting fee. No 1157 bypass credit can be awarded after a student has earned 30 hours at UNO. No 1158 bypass credit can be awarded after a student has earned 60 hours at UNO. Contact fwp@uno.edu to request.
*Student must request ENGL 1157 credit and may be eligible to take the ENGL 1158 ASA bypass exam.
** A Student must complete the ENGL 1157 ASA exam and be recommended for bypass credit before they will be allowed to enroll in ENGL 1158.
BYPASS, CLEP, and AP Credit Eligibility
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To earn credit for: |
ACT ENGL |
SAT ERWS |
SAT Reading |
AP Lang & Composition |
CLEP |
Accuplacer NG |
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1157 |
28 & above1 |
640 & above1 |
33 & above1 |
3 |
50 & above2 |
270 & above3 |
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1158 |
32 & above3 |
700 & above3 |
38 & above3 |
4 & 5 |
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1 – English 1157 credit must be requested by the English Department. This credit is not posted automatically.
2 – High CLEP score entitles the student to take the ENGL 1157 ASA bypass exam only.
3 – Please see Advanced Standing Assessment page for ASA options. Contact fwp@uno.edu to schedule.
Transfer Students
Transfer students without previous coursework may follow the placement procedure outlined above. However, you should contact the First-Year Writing Program for credit options if:
- You have credit for English Composition II, a literature class, or any other English class, 2000-level or above. You are eligible for ASA testing options for either or both English Composition courses.
- You have a class on your transcript you think is equivalent to English Composition I or II but it has not transferred that way.
Please note:
If you submitted AP scores, that credit by exam will be awarded automatically through Admissions, and there is no charge. You do not have to do anything to get this credit posted. A score of 4 or 5 awards credit for ENGL 1157 and ENGL 1158. To request credit for AP scores, contact your advisor.
To request credit or arrange an advanced standing assessment, please contact fwp@uno.edu or call 504-280-6275.
Bypass credit cannot be attempted after a student has earned 60 hours at UNO. Any credit posted after a student’s first day of class in their second UNO semester will be charged a $300 posting fee by the Bursar’s Office.
Standardized test scores expire after five years.