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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='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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>Catts, Roxie L - (catts)<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 28, 2014 2:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> upac@list.arizona.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [UPAC] Transfer Portfolio Information Sessions<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'>Dear Advisors,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>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 one of the sessions below to learn about what portfolio submission entails. <i>Students with a previous bachelor’s degree do not need to do the portfolio, but we ask that they attend (or contact us) so that we can verify the degree in the system and waive ENGL 101 and 102.</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>The Writing Program’s Fall 2014 Transfer Portfolio Information Sessions will be held on the following dates:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><u>Information Sessions<o:p></o:p></u></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wednesday, September 10 – 12:00-12:30, ML 378<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wednesday, September 24 – 12:00-12:30, ML 378<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wednesday, October 8 – 12:00-12:30, ML 378<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>Please contact </span></b><a href="mailto:writingplacement@email.arizona.edu?subject=Transfer%20Portfolio%20Inquiry"><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>writingplacement@email.arizona.edu</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#C00000'> if you cannot attend any of these sessions. The Fall 2014 deadline for portfolio submission is Wednesday, October 22.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>What is the Transfer Portfolio?</b><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 process <i>does <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>not</span> </i>grant credit for the courses, students assume the responsibility to meet with an academic advisor to determine if a waiver fulfills graduation requirements.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Who is eligible for a Transfer Portfolio?</b><br>Students must have at least <b>56 transfer credits</b> to qualify for a Transfer Portfolio.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Erin Whittig<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Transfer and Placement Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Arizona Writing Program<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(520) 621.7413 OFFICE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(520) 621.5410 FAX<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Online at <a href="http://english.arizona.edu/writing-program">http://english.arizona.edu/writing-program</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>