The Writing Program

Students entering on our after Fall 2012 will participate in the writing program. This is a three tiered program that begins with your first-year seminar. 

The second tier of the new writing program is the sophomore W course. Since 1982, we've offered W courses across the curriculum and required that students earn their writing certification in a W course. In the writing program you will be required to take a W course in your sophomore year. You may take additional W courses at other times, but we want to make sure that you have an intensive writing experience to follow up on the first-year seminar and to prepare for writing in your major.

Writing in the major is the third tier of the program. Each academic department defines its writing in the major requirement in a manner appropriate to that major. Some will have a single writing-intensive gateway course; others will incorporate writing into a number of 200 and 300 level courses in the major.

Composition

We still offer a basic composition course, ENG 130: College Writing II, but it is not required of all students. It is highly recommended for students who feel like they need to pay extra attention to their writing skills at the outset of their college career.

We also offer developmental courses: ENG 110: Writing Seminar for Non-Native Speakers of English I, ENG 115: Writing Seminar for Non-Native Speakers of English II, and ENG 120: College Writing I.