Students must complete three credits of CO 150 or HONR 193 to complete the All-University Core Curriculum (AUCC) Category 1A. (See the General Catalog for more information.)

Students will be notified by email each term before registration that they need to complete the composition requirement if they have not already done so. When a student (except first-semester transfer and readmitted students) has earned 60 or more CSU and transfer credits without completing these three composition credits, the email will note that a composition hold has been placed against his/her registration. The email will also include information on how to remove the hold.

Removing composition holds.

To remove a composition hold, the student must qualify for CO 150 or HONR 193 by scoring 600 or higher on the SAT verbal/critical reading or 26 or higher on the ACT English (and have submitted those scores to Colorado State), be accepted to the Honors Program or take the Composition Placement Exam. Information about the exam is available on the English Department’s website.

Once a student knows the test results, he or she should select the appropriate composition course from the class schedule, then contact the Registrar’s Office by using their CSU email address at registrarsoffice@colostate.edu, by calling (970)491-4860, or in person at Centennial Hall to register for the course. The student must complete the required composition course during the term for which the hold was in effect. A student who drops or withdraws from the composition course will be assigned a grade of “F" and re-registered for the course, and a composition hold will be placed against their registration for the next term.