In General Education
All undergraduate students who are admitted (or
readmitted) to the university for the fall quarter 1996 and thereafter,
will need to meet the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) requirement:
successful completion of eight writing intensive courses, six in
General Education including ENG 101 and 102, and two courses in the
major.
In the Major
All students (new, returning and transfer) will be
required to successfully complete two Writing Intensive courses in
their major field to complete the Writing in the Major component of WAC.
Successful completion of ENG 101 and 102 is a prerequisite for all
Writing Intensive courses in the major.
Writing Intensive courses will have at least 4500
words (18 double-spaced pages) of writing, at least half of which will
be evaluated formally and all of which will count as part of students'
performance in the course. Under exceptional circumstances, a paper of
at least 2500 words written under the direction of a faculty member in
the student's major field will be accepted for Writing Intensive
credit. This option may count as not more than one WI course and must
be approved by the chair of the student's major department.
RETURNING STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE TWO-COURSE
WRITING REQUIREMENT IN THE MAJOR. The COLA Advising Office will enter
the number of WI courses completed on the student's check sheet.
It is important to note that departments may designate
certain sections of a course as Writing Intensive during any
quarter. Course sections designated as Writing Intensive are
identified in the quarterly class schedule.
Updated
March 30, 2007
