Integrated Writing Requirements Pre-Fall 2025 Requirements

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• Writing in the Wright State Core
• Writing in the Major
• Transfer and Returning Students Transition

 

Writing in the Wright State Core

 

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Writing in the Major

All students must complete the required Integrated Writing (IW) courses in their Major to satisfy graduation requirements.

• Students beginning before Fall 2025 are required to complete two IW courses in the 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.

Independent Writing Project

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.
 

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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.

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:

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

Oversight and Faculty Development

1. 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.
2. Oversight of Integrated Writing within the Wright State Core is provided by members of the undergraduate core oversight committee as part of their annual core 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.