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The Elements of Proficiency are the criteria that faculty readers use to evaluate your proficiency
in critical reading, thinking, and writing. The Elements are directly related to particular aims of
the General Education program (Gen. Ed.). The Gen. Ed. program is based on the premise that
frequent consideration of complex problems helps you to develop the specific capabilities most
often used in critical reading, writing, and thinking.
You are not expected to have mastered all of the capabilities completely; rather, you are expected
to “demonstrate intermediate proficiency in writing.” This means that your writing will not be
graded as a “retake” merely because it contains a few spelling or punctuation errors. However, it
is unlikely that you will pass the exam without demonstrating an intermediate mastery of the higher
order thinking criteria outlined in the Elements of Writing Proficiency.
The elements are separated into three categories: critical thinking, critical reading, and
effective writing. Each of these categories is assigned a percentage weight in evaluating your
essay. The categories and elements are listed below in an abbreviated form; there is a printer
friendly version of the full descriptions called, Elements of Writing Proficiency and Evaluation
Rubric, in the menu of the WPR website.