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Writing Enhanced Courses

All Liberal and Applied Arts majors must accumulate 9 semester hours (minimally) of Writing Enhanced coursework in residence at SFA.  English 131, 132, 133, 235 cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.

Criteria for Writing Enhanced designation (1) through (4) must be recorded on the syllabus:

  1. Each student will write a minimum of 3000 words or 10 pages throughout the semester.
  2. The course will include instruction in discipline-based writing among its objectives.
  3. Each student will be required to revise and re-submit at least one assignment during the term.
  4. Out-of-class writing assignments will count for a minimum of 20% of the course grade.
  5. Generally speaking, there will be an enrollment limit of 25 students per WE section, but the limit may be increased as necessary in consultation with the course instructor.

 

Notes to departments:

  A. The designation of a course as "Writing Enhanced" is no longer fixed. It will need to be specified each semester.
  B. For multiple-section courses, some sections may be designated as "WE" while others are not.
  C. All "WE" courses must conform to (1) through (5) above. Copies of syllabi for all WE courses should be sent to the College office for review by the Liberal and Applied Arts Council to insure conformity with the principles.
  D. Instructors can arrange writing enhanced contracts with individual students.

Screen 129
Insert "W" in Subtitle Code and Subtitle Print
Optionally include "Writing Enhanced" as Extended Subtitle
["W" will appear on the transcript and in the schedule of classes where "H" appears for Honors courses presently. Note: we will have a problem for courses that are both "H" and "W"; we will need to deal with the problem when it first comes up.]

 
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