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Writing Proficiency Exam Schedule

On this page are the schedules for the Spring 2025 Electronic Writing Assessment (EWRAP) and the June 2025 Writing Proficiency Exam (WPE). 

Students planning to graduate by May 2025 must have passed the fall 2024 EWRAP or the January 2025 WPE; no other WPE or EWRAP offering will be graded in time.

Students who pass the spring 2025 EWRAP or June 2025 WPE are eligible for an August 2025 graduation date. 

Spring 2025 EWRAP and EWRAP-2: (electronic submission) 

  • Students who qualify to participate will be contacted by email, and detailed instructions will be available in a Blackboard course shell.
  • Spring 2025 EWRAP is only available to students enrolled in an intermediate seminar (a 200G course) in winter 2025 or spring 2025.
  • Spring 2025 EWRAP-2 is only available to students enrolled in CRW 282 (by department consent) in spring 2025.  If you wish to take CRW 282 in a future semester, contact writing.proficiency@umb.edu. Requests to enroll are considered on a first come, first served basis beginning on the first day of registration. Once the class is full, students will be placed on a waitlist and will be enrolled automatically only if another student drops and a space becomes available. No permission numbers are given for CRW 282.

EWRAP and EWRAP-2 Submission deadline: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

June 2025 WPE Portfolio Schedule

Registration April 28-May 27
Reading labs April 29-May 9
WPE tutoring Through May 23
WPE Workshop Pre-recorded and sent via email to all registered students
Draft Reviews June 2-3
WPE Submission Due June 4, 2025 by 11:59 PM
WPE Grading June 10-12
Results sent June 13, 2025 after 5 PM
Retake Counseling June 16-23
Revise/Appeal Submission A week after your retake counseling appointment.