Writing Across the Curriculum
Procedure for Designating
Courses as “Writing Intensive”
The Department Chair determines which courses
and sections will be designated as Writing Intensive. The Chair
includes each WI course on the online schedule of courses,
designates it as Writing Intensive,** adds a Q section number, and
caps the course at 25.* All new and already approved Writing
Intensive courses must be submitted when the online schedule of
courses is due for the upcoming semester. **
The instructor develops the syllabus,
making sure to include the following: substantial writing,
multiple writing assignments, revision of work, and opportunities
for the instructor to offer critical feedback. (For a fuller
explanation of Writing Intensive criteria, click on the following
link: Criteria for Writing Intensive
courses).
The instructor is encouraged to ask the WAC
Coordinator to review the syllabus for formal compliance with WAC
criteria.
The Department Chair reviews and approves the
completed syllabus.
* Please note that if the department proposes a deviation from the mandated 25 student cap, the course must be submitted to the FASN Dean’s Office (Associate Dean John Gunkel).
** As per Associate Dean Jan Lewis’s October
2, 2007 memo,
(WritingIntensivePolicy.DeanLewis.pdf) note
that: Individual instructors cannot request WI designation.
Designation of a Writing Intensive course must be determined by the
department offering the course. Any requests for retroactive
designation of a WI course must be submitted for approval by the
FASN Dean’s Office and will only be granted in exceptional
circumstances.
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