Writing Competency Test (WCT) Preparation Help

Worried about the WCT?

We offer prep classes, study groups, and  even individual help to prepare for it!

Important NOTE:  Beginning with Packet #80 (summer 2011), the requirements for the WCT essay have changed. Please read the cover pages carefully. Note that you MUST make at least some use of ALL articles in the WCT packet in your essay.

During the spring terms 2010, 93.8% of students who attended our KC area prep classes passed the WCT!

If you can't attend a class in the KC area, check out the streaming video link here:

WCT Informational Video (video stream)

For information about WCT preparation, and for upcoming test dates and prep classes in the KC area, see these links:

• WCT & Prep class Schedule for KC Area Campuses
• WCT Structure -- Sample Outline
• Preparing for the Writing Competency Test
• Power Point Presentation with Word Documents Accompanying Files (click on the Power Point frame to begin, then use the forward arrows to advance)

This spring, 94% of students who worked with our writing specialists, either in person or through the Online Writing Lab, passed the WCT!

To schedule an appointment for individual help from a writing specialist,  go to http://www.park.mywconline.com   to create an account and then access the schedule. 

You can also ask your WCT questions online and even submit a draft for review with our Online Writing Lab!

Log into MyPark, or go to http://parkonline.org/ and sign in with your open user name and password. 

Under "Special courses" choose CDL200: Online Writing Lab.

Once in the OWL, click on the tab at the left for "WCT," and you will find important info there about taking the WCT and how/when it is scored! 

Here are more links to help with documentation and composition of your WCT essay:

• The Basics of Good Essay Form - This link will take you to a short "brush-up" course in essay writing
• Ethics: Avoiding Plagiarism
• APA Format
  • Proper Citation of Sources (pdf)
  • APA 6th Edition Sample References page (pdf)
• MLA Format
  • Proper Citation of Sources (pdf)
  • MLA 7th Edition Sample Works Cited page (pdf)

PLEASE NOTE:  Effective Fall 2007, the following testing rules apply:

• All cited material must come from the packet; no outside sources may be used.
• No reference books may be brought into the testing room by students.  This includes dictionaries, stylebooks, etc.  The proctor will have these references available for student use in the testing room.
• Only handwritten material in the blue book will be considered by the scorers.  Material stapled into a blue book, whether printed or handwritten may disqualify a blue book from scoring.
• Students approved for testing accommodations because of a disability should contact the Director of Academic Support Services (816-584-6332) to arrange accommodations for WCT.

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