WRITING PROGRAM (WRC) COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
0103 Developmental Writing
(3-1) 3 hours credit.
Offers the opportunity to increase writing skills before enrollment in WRC 1013. Intensive practice in the writing process, including prewriting, drafting, organization, sentence structure, and use of grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Also includes critical reading of academic writing and introduces library research and documentation. One hour per week in The Writing Center is required. Individual teachers design activities for this hour. Offered on a credit/no-credit basis. Does not satisfy degree requirements.
1013 Freshman Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301.]
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Focuses on academic writing. Reviews principles of the writing process and of using sources for writing. Introduces the patterns of development, summary and paraphrase, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis of multiple sources drawn from a variety of cultural and intellectual contexts. Includes some attention to forms of oral and visual communication and extensive library research and documentation. (This course or an equivalent is required of all undergraduates in fulfilling the Core Curriculum requirement and is typically taken during the first semester of the freshman year.) (Formerly ENG 1013. Credit cannot be earned for both WRC 1013 and ENG 1013.)
1023 Freshman Composition II [TCCN: ENGL 1302.]
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: WRC 1013.
Focuses on academic writing. Extensive writing practice in the use of logical and organizational patterns and introduction to persuasion in written, oral, and visual form. Develops critical and analytical skills through multidisciplinary and multicultural readings, using extensive library research and documentation. (This course or an equivalent is required of all undergraduates in fulfilling the Core Curriculum requirement and should be taken as the continuation of WRC 1013.) (Formerly ENG 1023. Credit cannot be earned for both WRC 1023 and ENG 1023.)
3123 Topics in Writing
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Writing intensive course on various aspects of writing, such as Writing Center tutoring, scientific technical writing, legal technical writing, and writing in the disciplines. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.