SAT/ACT

Using SAT/ACT to fulfill admissions writing assessment

Under certain conditions, you may use your scores from the SAT or ACT to fulfill the admissions writing assessment requirement. The SAT-Writing/SAT-Essay or ACT-Writing scores can be used in place of the Writing Skills Assessment (WSA), provided you have met one of the following:

• SAT-Writing scored 500 or above (Prior to March 2016)
• SAT-Essay score of 6 or higher on the Writing and Analysis Dimension
• ACT-Writing score of 8 or higher in Holistic Writing (Prior to June 2015)
• ACT-Writing score of 8 or higher in each of the 4 categories (Ideas & Analysis, Development & Support, Organization, and Language Use & Conventions)

See the assessment page for more information on options available for fulfilling the writing assessment admissions requirement.