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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> upac-request@list.arizona.edu [mailto:upac-request@list.arizona.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Vega, Monica J De Soto - (movega)<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 01, 2013 3:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> upac@list.arizona.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [UPAC] Writing Program: Final Fall Portfolio Info Session<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dear Advisors,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Writing Program’s final fall portfolio information session will be held on <b>Monday, October 7<sup>th</sup> at 4:00 pm in ML 378</b>. Please direct interested and <b>eligible transfer students</b>—<b>students with at least 56 transfer units or a previous bachelor’s degree from an accredited university</b>—to attend this meeting to learn about what portfolio submission entails. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>What is the Transfer Portfolio?</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>The Transfer Portfolio is a process for eligible transfer students to earn a <i>waiver<b> </b></i>for English 101 and/or 102—The University of Arizona’s Undergraduate General Education and Foundation Composition Requirement. As the Transfer Portfolio Examination <i>does not</i><b> </b>grant credit for the courses, students assume the responsibility to meet with an academic advisor to determine if a waiver fulfills graduation requirements.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Who is eligible for a Transfer Portfolio?</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>Students must have at least 56 transfer credits to qualify for a Transfer Portfolio.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Final Information Session</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Monday, October 7 at 4:00 p.m in Modern Languages, Room 378. This is the last of three information sessions scheduled to talk to students about the Transfer Portfolio. <b>Only students with 56 or more TRANSFER credits are to attend this meeting.</b> This is taking the place of the one on one meetings.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Sincerely,<br>José Cortez, Antonnet Johnson, and Devon Kehler<br>Transfer & Placement Coordinators<br>University of Arizona Writing Program</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:writingplacement@email.arizona.edu">writingplacement@email.arizona.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>