Online Transfer Writing Assessment

About...

• Onsite Writing Assessment
  

• Mathematics Assessment
  

• Sequence of Events
  

• Technical Information
  

• Honesty Policy
  

• Schedule of Assessments

Purpose and Description of the Placement Essay

The purpose of this writing assignment is to provide us with a representative sample of your writing.  We will look at your essay and your other admissions materials, including test scores, transcripts, and other documents, to determine the courses you will need to take.

THIS ASSIGNMENT IS NOT A TEST.  The placement process is designed to get you off to the most appropriate start possible as you begin or continue your university work at DePaul.  We look at your records and your work as a whole, and balance each part of your admissions portfolio. 

This assignment asks you to use some articles in a short expository essay of about 2-4 typed, double-spaced pages (about 750-1000 words).  You will be able to view the readings before you view the writing assignment.

Ground Rules

The Honesty Policy applies to the Writing as well as the Mathematics assessments.  The Online Placement Essay gives you the opportunity to compose your essay in a comfortable environment of your choice and to a certain extent on your own terms. You may write and revise your work using your usual composing and editing tools.  This opportunity comes with some responsibilities on your part, and they are listed below:

1.  You are responsible for writing your own paper.  You must not have someone help you write the essay or write it for you.  You will write an oath when you submit your essay, in which you will testify that you are the sole author of the essay you send in. 

2.  You are responsible for completing the essay and submitting it on time, according to the deadline you were given when you registered for this option.  If you do not submit your essay on time, you cannot re-do this exercise.  You must come to campus in person and write a different essay during another orientation program (one that does not offer online assessment). 

Everything about the placement process is designed to help you, so it is very much in your own best interest to give us a truly representative sample of your work.