Select your school to view specific requirements:
- UCLA College of Letters and Science Requirements ↓
- School of the Arts and Architecture Requirements ↓
- School of Theater, Film and Television Requirements ↓
- Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science Requirements ↓
- Herb Alpert School of Music Requirements ↓
- School of Nursing Requirements ↓
- Luskin School of Public Affairs Requirements ↓
- School of Education and Information Studies Requirements ↓
- Fielding School of Public Health Requirements ↓
Please note that all Writing II courses are officially designated as Impacted Courses and are denoted with a “W” in the schedule of classes. For detailed systemic information on what this designation entails, please review the
UCLA Registrar’s Office Impacted Course Policy.
Note on Class Restrictions: Individual academic departments may impose additional local registration regulations (e.g., class levels, restrictions to specific majors, or strict non-attendance drop policies). Students are strongly encouraged to thoroughly review the specific class notes section within the online UCLA Schedule of Classes when planning their quarterly enrollment schedules.
UCLA College of Letters and Science
The Writing II requirement must be satisfied within seven terms of enrollment by completing one course from a list approved by the College Faculty Executive Committee. Review the active
Writing II Master List via the Schedule of Classes
or visit the College Academic Counseling office for personal enrollment mapping.
Applicable courses may also be applied toward preparation for major requirements and, if formally approved for General Education (GE) credit, may simultaneously fulfill an outstanding GE foundational requirement.
Transfer students arriving with 90 or more units who have completed the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) will have automatically satisfied both the Writing I and Writing II milestone requirements.
No transfer student is admitted to the College without completing, with a minimum grade of C or better (a grade of C- is not acceptable), a college-level composition course that the Office of Undergraduate Admissions recognizes as directly equivalent to UCLA English Composition 3.
School of the Arts and Architecture
The Writing II requirement is satisfied by selecting a course from the faculty-approved
Writing II Master List via the Schedule of Classes,
which is also available directly in the Arts and Architecture Student Services Office.
The chosen course must be completed with a final letter grade of C or better within the student’s first six terms of enrollment. Please note that a grade of C- or a Passed (P) grade grading variant is not acceptable to fulfill this requirement.
A Writing II course that has also been cross-approved for General Education (GE) credit may be applied simultaneously toward satisfying its respective GE foundational requirement area.
School of Theater, Film and Television
The Writing II requirement is satisfied by selecting a course from a list of courses approved by the School’s Faculty Executive Committee. The master catalog can be reviewed dynamically on the
Writing II Master List via the Schedule of Classes,
and physical copies are available in the TFT Student Services Office.
The designated course must be completed with a final letter grade of C or better within the student’s first six quarters of enrollment. Please be advised that an earned grade of C- or a Passed (P) grading choice is not acceptable to fulfill this requirement.
Important Curricular Restriction: Unlike other divisions, a Writing II course utilized to meet this requirement within TFT may not be multi-applied toward a foundational General Education (GE) area or toward your standing literature degree requirement.
Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
The Engineering writing requirement is satisfied by selecting a course approved by the School’s Faculty Executive Committee. Students may choose either one approved Engineering Writing (EW) course from the HSSEAS writing course inventory or one standard approved campus Writing II (W) course. The global catalog can be found dynamically on the
Writing II Master List via the Schedule of Classes.
The selected course must be completed with a final letter grade of C or better. Please be advised that an earned grade of C- or a Passed (P) grading choice is not acceptable to fulfill this engineering requirement.
Herb Alpert School of Music
The Writing II requirement must be satisfied within the first seven terms of enrollment by completing one course from the faculty-approved
Writing II Master List via the Schedule of Classes,
which can also be reviewed directly on your personal student Degree Audit report.
The designated course must be completed with a final letter grade of C or better. Please note that an earned grade of C- or a Passed (P) grading option is not acceptable to fulfill this requirement.
Applicable Writing II courses may also be multi-applied to fulfill prep-work parameters for your major or minor and, if approved for General Education (GE) credit, may simultaneously fulfill a GE foundational area.
Transfer students arriving with 90 or more units who have completed the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) will have automatically satisfied the Writing I, Writing II, and school reciprocity requirements.
No transfer student is admitted to the school without completing, with a minimum grade of C or better (a grade of C- is not acceptable), a college-level writing course that Undergraduate Admissions accepts as fully equivalent to English Composition 3.
School of Nursing
The Writing II requirement must be satisfied within seven terms of enrollment by completing one course from the list approved by the College Faculty Executive Committee. The catalog of accepted coursework can be found dynamically on the
Writing II Master List via the Schedule of Classes
and is accessible within the College Academic Counseling office.
Applicable courses may also be multi-applied toward preparation for your major requirements and, if formally cross-approved for General Education (GE) credit, may simultaneously fulfill an outstanding GE foundational area.
Luskin School of Public Affairs
The Writing II requirement must be satisfied within seven terms of enrollment by completing one course from the faculty-approved
Writing II Master List via the Schedule of Classes,
which is also accessible within the Luskin Undergraduate Student Services Office.
The selected course must be completed with a final letter grade of C or better. Please be advised that an earned grade of C- or a Passed (P) grading choice is not acceptable to fulfill this requirement.
Applicable Writing II courses may also fulfill preparation parameters for major requirements and, if cross-approved for General Education (GE) credit, may simultaneously fulfill an outstanding GE foundational area.
Transfer students arriving with 90 or more units who have completed the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) will have automatically satisfied the Writing I, Writing II, and school reciprocity milestones.
No transfer student is admitted to the School without completing, with a minimum grade of C or better (a grade of C- is not acceptable), a college-level composition course that the Office of Undergraduate Admissions accepts as fully equivalent to English Composition 3.
School of Education and Information Studies
The Writing II requirement must be satisfied within seven terms of enrollment by completing one course from the faculty-approved
Writing II Master List via the Schedule of Classes,
which is also accessible within the SEIS Undergraduate Student Services Office.
The selected course must be completed with a final letter grade of C or better. Please be advised that an earned grade of C- or a Passed (P) grading choice is not acceptable to fulfill this requirement.
Applicable Writing II courses may also fulfill preparation parameters for major requirements and, if cross-approved for General Education (GE) credit, may simultaneously fulfill an outstanding GE foundational area.
Transfer students arriving with 90 or more units who have completed the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) will have automatically satisfied the Writing I, Writing II, and school reciprocity milestones.
No transfer student is admitted to the School without completing, with a minimum grade of C or better (a grade of C- is not acceptable), a college-level composition course that the Office of Undergraduate Admissions accepts as fully equivalent to English Composition 3.
Fielding School of Public Health
To satisfy the Writing II requirement for your undergraduate degree at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, you must complete one approved advanced composition course. To fulfill this requirement, select an approved class from the dynamic
Writing II Master List via the Schedule of Classes
(designated by a “W” at the end of the course number).
The chosen course must be taken explicitly for a letter grade, and you must earn a minimum final grade of C or better. Please be advised that an earned grade of C- or a Passed/Not Passed (P/NP) grading variant is not acceptable to clear this requirement.
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree track have the unique option to fulfill this milestone requirement by successfully completing COMM 1 (Principles of Oral Communication) or any other standard faculty-approved Writing II course.