Eligibility Criteria
Students will be granted conditional enrolment in the Bachelor of General Studies degree program until the following requirement has been met:
A pass on the Alberta Universities Writing Competence Test. For information about this test, contact an Athabasca University learning centre.
Exemption from the test is granted to students who satisfy one of the following criteria:
Hold credit in ENGL 255 (ENGL 255 will not satisfy the Humanities area of study. It will, however, count as part of the total number of credits required for the degree); or
Have a grade of 70 percent or better in an Athabasca University English course; or
Receive transfer credit for an English course in which a grade of ‘B’ or better was achieved.