Requirements
Writing Requirements:
Most schools at Rutgers-New Brunswick require that students take Expository Writing, and many require a second writing requirement. Specific requirements vary according to school. Please click on the links below for direct links to each school’s writing requirements:
School of Arts and Sciences (SAS)
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS)
Mason Gross School of the Arts (MGSA)
School of Engineering
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate-New Brunswick
School of Communication, Information & Library Studies (SCILS)
Prerequisites for Expository Writing:
Due to their writing placement scores, students may need to fulfill prerequisites in order to enroll in Expository Writing.
Students who place in Composition Skills (355:098) need to pass Composition Skills (355:098) and Basic Composition with Reading or Grammar 355:100R/G before taking Expository Writing.
Students who place in EAD I (356:155) need to pass EAD I (356:155), EAD II (356:156), and Basic Composition with Reading or Grammar 355:100R/G before taking Expository Writing.
Students who place in EAD II (356:156) need to pass EAD II (356:156) and Basic Composition with Reading or Grammar 355:100R/G before taking Expository Writing.
Students who place in Basic Composition with Reading or Grammar 355:100R/G need to pass Basic Composition with Reading or Grammar 355:100R/G before taking Expository Writing.
For more information about prerequisites, please see our Placement section.
