Composition Requirement

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 (except first semester transfer and readmitted students) who have earned 60 or more CSU and transfer credits and who have not completed these three credits of Composition will have a hold placed against their registration.

Students will be warned by email each term prior to Registration that they need to complete the Composition requirement if they have not already done so. When a student has earned 60 or more credits the email will include notification of the hold and information on how to remove it.

To remove a Composition Hold the student must qualify for CO 150 or HONR 193 by having a score of 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, take or have taken the Composition Placement Exam, or be accepted to the Honors Program. If a student has not taken the placement exam they can find information about it on the English Department’s website. Once a student knows their results they should use the Class Schedule to select the appropriate Composition course. They should then contact the Registrar’s Office at registrarsoffice@colostate.edu, (970)491-4860, or in person in person at Centennial Hall to be registered for the selected Composition course and have the hold removed.

If a student receives a Composition Hold, they must complete the required Composition course during the term that the hold was in effect for. If a student drops or withdraws from the Composition course they were registered for, they will be re-registered for the course and assigned a grade of “F”. In addition to this, a Composition hold will be placed against their registration for the next term.