WAC and the CPE

The writing and thinking skills that WAC seeks to develop are also important for students to pass the CUNY Proficiency Examination (CPE). The CPE is designed to measure college skills across the disciplines, making preparation for the test the responsibility of the entire academic community. To be confident of success, KCC students need frequent exposure to the requirements of timed writing, analysis of competing ideas in two or more texts and critical interpretation of demanding prose as well as graphic representations of information.

There are two parts to the exam. Task I, Analytic Reading and Writing, requires students to write a focused essay comparing and contrasting ideas from two related reading selections, one of which is given to students ahead of time for at-home study. Task II, Analyzing and Integrating Material from Graphs and Text, requires students to compare and assess information presented in a chart or graph plus a short reading.

For more information about the CPE go to:

http://www.kingsborough.edu/cpe/index.html