Integrated Writing Requirements
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Overview
Wright State University’s Integrated Writing (IW) program has three goals:
- Develop revision skills by responding to instructor feedback and improving written work.
- Integrate multiple sources or media effectively to communicate ideas in the discipline.
- Demonstrate sustained writing practice by completing the required quantity of writing for IW courses.
Requirements
Integrated Writing at Wright State University is a comprehensive program extending writing throughout each student's undergraduate career. The Integrated Writing program consists of two parts—Writing in the Wright State Core and Writing in the Major.
Learning Outcomes
Wright State students will be able to produce writing that
- Demonstrates their understanding of course content.
- Is appropriate for the audience and purpose of a particular writing task.
- Demonstrates the degree of mastery of disciplinary writing conventions appropriate to the course (including documentation conventions).
- Shows competency in standard edited American English.
Writing in the Wright State Core
For Students Beginning Fall 2025 and Later:
All undergraduate students entering Fall 2025 or later are required to complete at least three Integrated Writing (IW) courses. This requirement may be met by one of the following options:
- Students must complete at least one IW course in the Core as part of the updated three-course IW requirement.
- Each IW Core course maintains the 2,000-word minimum, includes feedback and revision, and follows the same approval process as pre-Fall 2025 courses.
- This Core IW course, together with IW courses in the Major, fulfills the total IW requirement for graduation.
View Writing in the Wright State Core requirements for students who began before Fall 2025.
Writing in the Major
All students must complete the required Integrated Writing (IW) courses in their Major to satisfy graduation requirements.
- Students beginning Fall 2025 or later are required to complete at least one IW course in the Major, as part of the three-course IW requirement across Core and Major.
Students pursuing a dual Major may satisfy the IW requirement for the second Major through departmental approval or alternative coursework, in consultation with their advisor.
Integrated Writing Courses in the Major
The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (UCC) must approve any course requesting the Integrated Writing (IW) designation or modifications to a course that currently holds the IW attribute. All IW courses include assignments designed to improve writing skills, provide opportunities for revision, and are evaluated for content, form, style, and correctness. Responsibility for ensuring these requirements are met by the colleges offering the courses. The University Writing Center provides additional support for students.
For Students Beginning Fall 2025 and Later:
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Students must complete three IW courses in total, distributed as either:
- Two IW courses in the Core and one IW course in the Major, or
- One IW course in the Core and two IW courses in the Major.
- IW courses in the Core require a minimum of 2,000 words of evaluated writing, while IW courses in the Major require a minimum of 5,000 words.
- Assignments will continue to provide opportunities for revision and include a mix of formal and informal writing, with all writing counting toward students’ performance.
View Writing in the Major requirements for students who began before Fall 2025.
Integrated Writing Portfolio in the Major
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 integrated writing credit. This option may count as no more than one IW course and must be approved by the chair of the student's major department. Students are expected to fulfill the rest of the minimum requirement by completing one or more regular IW courses.
Transfer and Returning Students Transition
Transfer Students—IW Requirements in Wright State Core
Transfer students can satisfy the IW requirements in the Wright State Core in the following ways:
- Transfer students who have completed the Ohio Transfer 36 (OT36) will be considered as having met the IW requirement in the Wright State Core.
- Transfer students who have completed the equivalent of the Wright State Core when they matriculate at Wright State will be considered as having met the IW requirement in the Wright State Core.
- Transfer students who have completed the equivalent of less than 50 percent (less than 19 semester hours) of the Wright State Core when they matriculate at Wright State must complete two IW courses in the Wright State Core.
- Transfer students who have completed the equivalent of 50–75 percent (19-28 semester hours) of the Wright State Core when they matriculate must complete one IW course within the Wright State Core.
- Transfer students who have already completed the equivalent of 75 percent or more of the Wright State Core may satisfy the IW requirement by completing one IW course in the Wright State Core or by preparing an acceptable portfolio that includes writing on-demand or by completing an approved advanced writing course.
Transfer Students—IW Requirements in the Major
All transfer students must satisfy the IW requirement in the major by completing two Integrated Writing (IW) courses within their major field at Wright State. Students who entered before Fall 2025 may, with departmental approval, fulfill this requirement by completing one designated IW course in the major and an approved independent writing project or independent reading course.
For Students Beginning Fall 2025 and Later:
All transfer students must complete two Integrated Writing (IW) courses within their major to fulfill the university’s IW requirement. Alternative options may be considered only with written approval from the student’s academic department and the college curriculum committee.
View IW Requirements in the Major for Transfer Students who began before Fall 2025.
Transition and Returning Students—IW Requirements in Wright State Core
Transition and returning students can satisfy the IW requirements in the Wright State Core in the following ways:
For Students Beginning Fall 2025 and Later:
Students matriculating or readmitted beginning Fall 2025 must satisfy the Integrated Writing (IW) requirement as defined by Policy 4130, which involves completing three designated IW courses: either two in the Core and one in the Major, or one in the Core and two in the Major. Any alternative arrangements (such as portfolio or substitution options) must be approved by the student’s academic department and college curriculum committee in accordance with university policy.
View IW Requirements in Wright State Core for Transfer Students who began before Fall 2025.
These options apply only to meeting the IW requirement for the Wright State Core.
Returning, transfer, transition, or other students who cannot complete two IW courses in the Wright State Core (excluding the Element 1 writing requirement) may satisfy the IW requirement in one of the following ways, with departmental approval:
Pass one IW course in the Wright State Core and earn a grade of C or better in an approved advanced writing course. Pass one IW course in the Wright State Core and prepare an acceptable portfolio that includes writing on demand. Earn a grade of C or better in an approved advanced writing course and prepare an acceptable portfolio that includes writing on demand. Complete an additional IW course in the major beyond the two required IW courses in the major.
Transition and Returning Students—IW Requirements in the Major
For Students Beginning Fall 2025 and Later:
Transition and returning students beginning or continuing their studies in Fall 2025 or later must meet the revised Integrated Writing (IW) requirements under the updated Wright State Core curriculum. All students must complete two approved IW courses in their major to fulfill the IW graduation requirement. Alternative options (such as independent projects or substitutions) may be considered only in rare cases and must receive written approval from both the academic department and the college curriculum committee.
View IW Requirements in the Major for Transition and Returning Students who began before Fall 2025.
Oversight and Faculty Development
- The undergraduate curriculum committee approves all courses requesting to have the Integrated Writing (IW) attribute or requesting to modify a course that currently has the IW attribute. Undergraduate curriculum committee membership consists of one faculty representative from each degree-granting undergraduate college, including the Lake Campus. A faculty representative may designate an alternate faculty representative who has voting privileges when the regular member is absent. The university provost or designee, the university registrar or designee, and one undergraduate student representative (selected by Student Government) will serve as ex-officio, non-voting members.
- Oversight of Integrated Writing within the Wright State Core is provided by members of the undergraduate core oversight committee as part of their annual ore assessment cycle. Membership consists of one faculty representative from each degree-granting undergraduate college, including the Lake Campus. Colleges may name an alternate faculty representative who has voting privileges when the regular member is absent. The program director or designated faculty representative associated with any Faculty Senate-approved course attribute, the university provost or designee the CTL faculty director or faculty-ranked designee, and one undergraduate student representative (selected by Student Government) will serve as ex-officio, non-voting members. Past chairs of UCRC may be asked to represent the Faculty Senate on the University Assurance of Learning Committee.
IW Portfolios in the Wright State Core
Students who have completed 75% or more of the Wright State Core may satisfy the Integrated Writing (IW) requirement in the Core by completing at least one IW course in the Wright State Core, by submitting an acceptable portfolio that may include a writing-on-demand component, or by completing an approved advanced writing course.
Students who use a portfolio to satisfy the IW requirement should work with their academic department and the Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education, to determine submission procedures, content expectations, and evaluation criteria. The department and the Vice Provost’s office will confirm whether the portfolio meets the IW requirement.
Integrated Writing (IW) Support
For questions about Integrated Writing (IW), including IW portfolios in the Core and major content, please contact the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education:
For questions specifically related to student IW requirements or support, please contact the Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Services:
