What is the Liberal Arts Qualifying Exam (LAQE)?
The purpose of the Liberal Arts Qualifying Exam is to determine whether students may register directly for Writing Seminar (0502-227) or must take Basic Writing (0502-100) before taking Writing Seminar. The LAQE is a writing test in which the student is asked to write a 250 word essay of four to five paragraphs. Students may have fifty (50) minutes to write the essay. Students may take the LAQE only once, so they should endeavor to do their best on the exam.