General Information I. General Information 2. In the semester immediately after you have completed 60 semester credit hours of course work applicable to graduation, you must take the writing requirement exam. EKU has instituted this writing requirement to encourage you to develop and maintain good writing skills because you will need them in the future as well as now.
Good writing goes hand in hand with good thinking, the goal of education.
Most university courses, especially upper-division courses, require that you demonstrate successful writing in essays, in tests, and in papers. Also, the ability to write well is what employers expect of a college graduate. In addition many civic, voluntary, and avocational activities require you to effectively convey your ideas and opinions in writing.