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English Proficiency

Students must meet the English Proficiency requirement for NSU in order to graduate. Students must complete English Comp. I (ENGL 1113) and English Comp. II (ENGL 1213) with grades of "C" of better to be considered English Proficient.

Students have three options to meet the English Proficiency requirement:

1. They can repeat the course(s) and make a "C" or better. In this case they will be eligible for Academic Forgiveness, which will improve their GPA.
2. They can sign up and pay to receive auxiliary credit through the CLEP test.
3. They can opt to take the Accuplacer Writeplacer essay. Students must score a minimum of an 8 to receive proficiency in ENGL 1113 and a minimum of 10 to receive proficiency in ENGL 1213.

English Proficiency Application (pdf)

Contact the Testing Specialists in the First Year Experience Library room 121 or call 918-458-2138 with any additional questions or to make an appointment for the test.

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