Spring 2008 Calendar
Program for Academic Student Services (PASS)
Expository Writing Exam

The English Proficiency Examination (EPE) in Expository Writing is a requirement for all entering graduate students (and all continuing or former graduate students returning who have yet to take the exam).  The exam must be taken during the first semester of your graduate program.

Exception: Entering graduate students who have GRE Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) scores of 5 and above are EXEMPT from the EPE.  These students must bring official copies of their GRE-AWA scores, along with a picture ID to receive the exemption.  Please report to Graduate School, Room 315 with the required documentation.

NOTE: As of Fall 2005, students may only sit for the exam once.  Students who attempt to register and/or sit for the exam multiple times will have their registration purged.

Exam Dates:  

Beginning Fall 2006, the expository writing exam will be given as a computer-based exam, except during the summer session.  Only a few slots will be made available for those students who have special needs and/or prefer to take the exam on paper.  Please note the different sessions organized for the exams and register accordingly.

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Paper Only (2 sessions):
 
Location:
Graduate School (4th and College Streets, NW), Room 317-A

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:00 a.m. -12 noon

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1p.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 15, 2008  9 p.m. to 12 noon 

Note: Students with additional needs (arrangements or special needs) should contact the PASS director before registering for an exam date. Please call 202.806.6864 for additional information.

Graduate students can begin to register online for the exam on Monday, April 28, 2008. Please visit the PASS homepage at: www.gs.howard.edu/ewp to complete a registration form. Your completed registration form, along with a picture ID, is REQUIRED for admission to the exam, so please be sure to bring a print out of your confirmation page.

Graduate students are encouraged to bring a dictionary, thesaurus, and ballpoint pens to the exam. Guidelines for preparing for the examination are currently available in the Graduate School, Room 317-A, as well as online (www.gs.howard.edu/ewp ).

Exam results will be posted online after Wednesday, September 12, 2007.

• Graduate students who receive a satisfactory score on the exam are granted a Certificate in Expository Writing. This certificate will be available for pick-up after Friday, September 28, 2007.

• Graduate students that do not successfully pass the EPE will be required to take the Graduate School’s (GSWP) Academic Communication course.  Information regarding class placement is provided with the exam results online.

Please feel free to contact the PASS office (Graduate School, Room 315) at 202.806.6864 for additional information.