Frequently
Asked Questions about the Writing Across the
Curriculum (WAC) Program
Click on the questions below for more
information.
What is Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)?
What are the requirements?
What's the purpose of the program?
How will I know if a class is WI?
How will the course be graded?
What do I have to do to get WI credit for
the class?
What should I do if I don't get WI credit
for a class I've taken?
What are the approved advanced writing
courses?
What if I'm a transfer student?
What if I'm a returning student and there
was no WAC program when I was a student here before?
Where can I find more information about
the WAC program?
What is Writing
Across the Curriculum (WAC)?
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) is a
comprehensive program extending writing throughout each student's
undergraduate career. In order to graduate, all students must
successfully complete a minimum of six courses that are designated as
writing intensive (WI).
What are the
requirements?
The requirement has two parts-writing in
general education (GE) and writing in the major.
(1) In addition to ENG 101 and 102, students must complete at least four designated writing intensive (WI) GE courses. WI courses are available in a number of areas, including (but not limited to) the following:
 Area I: STT 160
 Area II: All Non-Western World courses
 Area III: SOC 200, WMS 200, some sections of EC 200
Area IV: all Great Books courses
Area V: some sections of some courses
AreaVI: all courses
(2) Students must complete two designated
WI courses in their major.
What if I started before the GE program changed in 2003?
The WI requirements for GE were not affected by the program changes. All WI courses in GE – whether taken before or after the changes in 2003 – will count toward the WI requirement in GE.
What's the purpose
of the WAC program?
The WAC program has three main goals:
 to
use writing to explore and better understand course content
 to
give students opportunities to improve their writing abilities
 to
introduce students to the variety of ways writing is used in different
fields of study
How will I know if a
class is WI?
WI classes will be identified in the
course schedule you use for enrolling in classes each quarter.
How will the course
be graded?
Your transcript will show two grades-a
letter grade for the course and either a P (pass) or no entry to
indicate whether you received credit for the writing portion of the
course.
What do I have to do
to get WI credit for the class?
To receive the credit, you must pass the
"writing intensive" portion of a WI course with the equivalent
of a C grade or better.
What should I do if I
don't get WI credit for a class I've taken?
You can meet the requirement in several
ways. As soon as you know you did not receive the credit, see your
advisor to determine the way best suited to your own situation.
What are the approved
advanced writing courses?
 ENG
240 Intermediate Composition
 ENG
330 Business Writing
 ENG
333 Fundamentals of Technical Writing
 ENG 341 Advanced Composition for Teachers (for education majors)
COM
200 Writing to Communicate (enrollment limited to Communication majors
only)
What if I'm a
transfer student?
All
students must complete two WI courses in their major.
For the GE requirement, the number of WI
courses you will need to take will depend on how much of the Ohio
Transfer Module you have completed when you enter Wright State. When
your transcript is evaluated, you should be told how many WI courses in
GE you need to complete. See your advisor right away to determine how
best to meet the requirement.
What if I'm a
returning student and there was no WAC program when I was a student here
before?
All students must complete two WI courses
in their major.
If you first enrolled at the University
prior to Fall 1996 and have been away from the university for a year or
more, the number of WI courses in GE you need to take will depend on the
number of GE classes you had already completed when you left the
University. See your advisor as soon as possible to determine how many
WI courses in GE you need to take and how best to meet the requirement.
Where can I find
more information about the WAC program?
The WAC home page http://www.wright.edu/academics/wac/index.html
contains a full description of the program. You may also contact the WAC
Coordinator (Dr. Joe Law) in his office (268 University Hall), by phone at (937) 775-2155, or by email (joe.law@wright.edu).
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