The writing requirement you need to fulfill depends upon two things: your matriculation date to Queens College and the dates of policy changes to the College's writing requirement. Students should consult the course offerings each semester for courses that have a writing intensive designation indicated by a "W" following the course number).

Matriculation
          If you matriculated between Fall of 1997 to present, your writing requirement consists of English 110 (English Composition I) and three units of writing intensive coursework.
          If you matriculated prior to the Fall 1997 semester, you may choose to complete the new writing requirement (see above) or the requirement in effect at the time of your matriculation, which is the completion of English 110 (English Composition I) and English 120 (English Composition II).

Policy Changes
          Effective Spring 2006, English 120W replaces English 120. English 120W is a writing intensive course and counts as one of the three writing intensive units required of all Queens College students who matriculated in Fall 1997 or later. (English 120 counted as two writing intensive units for students who passed it from fall 1997 through fall 2005.)
          Students who now take English 120W or transfer in a second-level composition course with a grade of C- or higher will now earn one writing unit. If a new transfer student is coming from a college or university that has a writing intensive program, he/she may discuss the possibility of earning one writing unit through transfer work. Please contact the Writing across the Curriculum program at 718-997-4695. Keep in mind that regardless of the number of writing units you may possibly transfer in, all students must take at least one writing intensive unit in residency. Writing across the Curriculum