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The purpose of the writing-intensive course (WIC) requirement is to assist undergraduates in becoming effective writers within their major discipline. Building on earlier writing courses, the WIC focuses on writing forms and standards used in the professional life of the discipline. Through these courses, students should understand and experience the ways in which writing shapes and enhances the acquisition and communication of knowledge.

All writing-intensive courses must meet the following criteria:

  • Be designed, at least in part, to help students become effective writers in a specific discipline
  • Involve a substantial amount of writing
  • Provide at least one writing assignment where there is an opportunity for guided revision before grading occurs

Requirements

  1. As part of the requirements for any baccalaureate, all students must satisfy the writing-intensive course requirement.
  2. At least one upper-division course from the writing-intensive course list must be completed with a minimum C grade.
  3. Students should fulfill the requirement by taking a course in the major. In rare instances, a student may use a writing-intensive course from another discipline if approved by the student's major department or school.

Courses

ACCT 43010PRINCIPLES OF AUDITING (ELR) (WIC) 3
ADED 32142PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING ADOLESCENTS (WIC) 3
AERN 42799STRATEGIC AVIATION MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC) 2
AERN 45791AVIATION SECURITY AND POLICY SEMINAR (WIC) 3
AFS 37000ORAL AND WRITTEN DISCOURSES IN AFRICANA STUDIES (WIC) 3
AFS 47099SENIOR SEMINAR IN AFRICANA STUDIES (ELR) (WIC) 3
AGD 43092INTERNSHIP IN ANIMATION AND GAME DESIGN (ELR) (WIC) 1-3
AGD 49999SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECT (ELR) (WIC) 3
AGRI 45000SENIOR SEMINAR (WIC) 3
ANTH 38480ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS (ELR) (WIC) 3
ANTH 48214POLITICS OF CULTURE (ELR) (WIC) 3
ANTH 48225ARCHAEOLOGY OF DEATH (ELR) (WIC) 3
ANTH 48830HUMAN BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION (DIVG) (ELR) (WIC) 3
ARCH 30001SITE DESIGN (WIC) 1
ARCH 30031ARCHITECTURAL DISCOURSES (WIC) 3
ARCH 40001SUSTAINABLE DESIGN (WIC) 1
ARCS 40114THEORY AND CRITICISM IN ARCHITECTURAL MEDIA (WIC) 3
ART 40008PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES IN VISUAL ARTS (WIC) 3
ART 40099B.A. STUDIO ART CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC) 3
ARTE 41192ART EDUCATION: FIELD EXPERIENCE (ELR) (WIC) 3
ARTH 32000RESEARCH AND WRITING IN ART HISTORY (WIC) 3
ASEI 43113ASL TO ENGLISH INTERPRETING PROCESSES (WIC) 3
ASL 39223SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF THE DEAF COMMUNITY (WIC) 3
ASL 49309INTRODUCTION TO DEAF STUDIES (ELR) (WIC) 3
ATTR 43018ETHICAL LEADERSHIP FOR HEALTH CARE (WIC) 3
BA 44065STRATEGIES IN PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (WIC) 3
BA 44099CAPSTONE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS (ELR) (WIC) 3
BSCI 40159MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY (ELR) (WIC) 3
BSCI 40520BEHAVIORAL EVOLUTION (WIC) 3
BSCI 40600WRITING IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (WIC) 1
BTEC 40210CASE STUDIES IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (WIC) 3
CAE 45092AERONAUTICS AND ENGINEERING INTERNSHIP/COOPERATIVE EDUCATION (ELR) (WIC) 1-3
CHEM 30107ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I (WIC) 1
CHEM 30108ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II (WIC) 2
CHEM 40251ADVANCED BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (WIC) 2
CIS 44048BUILDING SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESSES (ELR) (WIC) 3
CLAS 41304LITERATURE OF THE ROMAN WORLD (ELR) (WIC) 3
CLAS 41503LITERATURE OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS (ELR) (WIC) 3
CMGT 33092CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP (ELR) (WIC) 2-3
COMM 34000DIFFICULT DECISIONS IN COMMUNICATION (WIC) 3
COMM 45902COMMUNICATION AND INFLUENCE (WIC) 3
CS 44901SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (ELR) (WIC) 4
CS 48102GAME DEVELOPMENT PRACTICUM (ELR) (WIC) 4
CS 49999CAPSTONE PROJECT (ELR) (WIC) 4
CTTE 46018DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION (WIC) 3
DAN 47163DANCE HISTORY II (WIC) 3
ECED 40127DEVELOPING A BALANCED LITERACY PROGRAM (WIC) 3
ECED 40403TEACHING WRITERS IN THE ELEMENTARY YEARS (WIC) 3
ECON 42191SENIOR SEMINAR IN ECONOMICS (WIC) 3
EMAT 41510PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND TEAM DYNAMICS (WIC) 3
ENG 31006WORLD ENGLISHES (DIVG) (WIC) 3
ENG 41001SOCIOLINGUISTICS IN SCHOOLING (DIVD) (WIC) 3
ENG 49091SENIOR SEMINAR (ELR) (WIC) 3
ENGR 31000CULTURAL DYNAMICS TECHNOLOGY (DIVD) (WIC) 3
ENGR 33092COOPERATIVE EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (ELR) (WIC) 1-3
ENGR 43099MECHATRONICS CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC) 3
ENGR 45899AIRCRAFT DESIGN II (ELR) (WIC) 3
ENGR 48199ENGINEERING CAPSTONE II (ELR) (WIC) 3
ENTR 37080NEW VENTURE CREATION (WIC) 3
ENVS 42099INTEGRATIVE SENIOR PROJECT (ELR) (WIC) 3
ESCI 31070EARTH MATERIALS II (WIC) 4
EXSC 45081ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE (WIC) 3
FDM 35010CONTEMPORARY FASHION DESIGNERS (WIC) 3
FDM 40270FASHION INDUSTRY RESEARCH METHODS (WIC) 3
FDM 40291SEMINAR IN FASHION MERCHANDISING (WIC) 3
FIN 46059APPLIED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES (ELR) (WIC) 3
FR 33335INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH THEATRE (ELR) (WIC) 3
FR 33336INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH POETRY (ELR) (WIC) 3
FR 33337INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERARY PROSE (ELR) (WIC) 3
FR 43230ADVANCED TRANSLATION PRACTICE:FRENCH (WIC) 3
GEOG 40191SEMINAR IN GEOGRAPHY (ELR) (WIC) 3
GEOG 40199CAPSTONE IN APPLIED GEOGRAPHY (ELR) (WIC) 3
GER 41216CONTEMPORARY GERMAN CULTURE (ELR) (WIC) 3
GER 41230ADVANCED TRANSLATION PRACTICE: GERMAN (ELR) (WIC) 3
GER 41330TWENTIETH-CENTURY GERMAN AUTHORS (ELR) (WIC) 3
GERO 44030ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING (WIC) 3
HDF 44023BUILDING FAMILY STRENGTHS (WIC) 3
HED 32542METHODS AND APPLICATIONS OF HEALTH EDUCATION (WIC) 5
HEM 43027HOSPITALITY AND EVENT MANAGEMENT: HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGIES (WIC) 3
HIST 49091SENIOR SEMINAR IN HISTORY (ELR) (WIC) 3
HORT 36025PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN HORTICULTURE (WIC) 3
HRM 44445GLOBAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (WIC) 3
ID 30331DESIGN WRITING FOR INTERIORS (WIC) 1
IGST 40099SENIOR PROJECT (ELR) (WIC) 3
IHS 44091PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN INTEGRATED HEALTH STUDIES (WIC) 3
INS 39001INSURANCE OPERATIONS (WIC) 3
INTS 40799CAPSTONE IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (ELR) (WIC) 3
IT 36318SURVEY OF INFORMATION SECURITY, INTERNET FRAUD AND COMPUTER FORENSICS (WIC) 3
MATH 40012THEORY OF STATISTICS (WIC) 3
MATH 40055ACTUARIAL MATHEMATICS I (ELR) (WIC) 4
MATH 41001MODERN ALGEBRA I (ELR) (WIC) 3
MATH 41002MODERN ALGEBRA II (ELR) (WIC) 3
MATH 42001ANALYSIS I (ELR) (WIC) 3
MATH 42002ANALYSIS II (ELR) (WIC) 3
MATH 42039MODELING PROJECTS (ELR) (WIC) 3
MCED 40006READING AND WRITING IN MIDDLE CHILDHOOD (WIC) 6
MDJ 31002ADVERTISING COPYWRITING (WIC) 3
MDJ 40010ETHICS AND ISSUES IN MEDIA AND JOURNALISM (WIC) 3
MDJ 48001MEDIA RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY (WIC) 3
MGMT 44163GLOBAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (WIC) 3
MGMT 44299MANAGEMENT CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC) 3
MKTG 45084MARKETING POLICIES AND STRATEGIES (ELR) (WIC) 3
MMTG 35011MARKETING TOOLS (WIC) 3
MUS 32212WESTERN MUSIC HISTORY II (WIC) 3
MUS 42165HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY POPULAR MUSIC (DIVD) (WIC) 3
NURS 30070HEALTH CARE POLICY (WIC) 3
NURS 40089INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CARE POLICES (DIVG) (ELR) (WIC) 3
NURS 47000CAPSTONE CLINICAL FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE (WIC) 3
NURS 47099CAPSTONE FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE (ELR) (WIC) 3
NUTR 43013RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL METHODS IN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (WIC) 3
PACS 41010RECONCILIATION VERSUS REVENGE: TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE (DIVG) (WIC) 3
PESP 35010PSYCHOLOGICAL DIMENSIONS OF MOTOR BEHAVIOR (WIC) 3
PH 44000HEALTH DISPARITIES (DIVD) (WIC) 3
PHIL 31002MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY (WIC) 3
PHIL 31091PHILOSOPHERS IN DEPTH (WIC) 3
PHY 30020INTERMEDIATE PHYSICS LABORATORY (WIC) 2
PHY 40020ADVANCED PHYSICS LABORATORY (WIC) 2
PLST 38006APPLIED LEGAL RESEARCH AND LITIGATION (WIC) 3
POL 40191SEMINAR IN AMERICAN POLITICS (WIC) 3
POL 40391SEMINAR IN PUBLIC POLICY (WIC) 3
POL 40591SEMINAR IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS-COMPARATIVE POLITICS (WIC) 3
PROS 44004RESEARCH AND WRITINGS IN PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (WIC) 3
PSYC 41573LABORATORY EXPERIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH:SOCIAL/CLINICAL (WIC) 3
PSYC 41574LABORATORY EXPERIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH:COGNITIVE/LEARNING (WIC) 3
PSYC 41901WRITING IN PSYCHOLOGY (WIC) 1
PSYC 41980RESEARCH WRITING IN PSYCHOLOGY (WIC) 1
RIS 44098RESEARCH IN MEDICAL IMAGING (ELR) (WIC) 3
RPTM 46030DYNAMICS OF LEISURE BEHAVIOR (WIC) 3
RSPC 40002RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT IN RESPIRATORY CARE (WIC) 3
RUSS 32303MODERN WRITERS (ELR) (WIC) 3
RUSS 32421RUSSIAN CIVILIZATION (ELR) (WIC) 3
RUSS 42230ADVANCED TRANSLATION PRACTICE: RUSSIAN (ELR) (WIC) 3
SOC 32210RESEARCHING SOCIETY (ELR) (WIC) 3
SPA 44311CLINICAL PREPARATION IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY (ELR) (WIC) 2
SPAD 35065HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (WIC) 3
SPAD 45030SPORT ENTERPRISE (WIC) 3
SPAN 38330EARLY SPANISH LITERATURE (ELR) (WIC) 3
SPAN 38331RECENT SPANISH LITERATURE (ELR) (WIC) 3
SPAN 38334EARLY SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE (ELR) (WIC) 3
SPAN 38335RECENT SPANISH-AMERICAN LITERATURE (ELR) (WIC) 3
SPAN 48230ADVANCED TRANSLATION PRACTICE: SPANISH (ELR) (WIC) 3
SPED 43309INTRODUCTION TO DEAF STUDIES (ELR) (WIC) 3
SPED 44951CREATING LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SERVICE PLANS AND INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS (WIC) 3
SWK 44299SOCIAL WORK CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC) 3
TAS 47999TECHNICAL AND APPLIED STUDIES CAPSTONE (ELR) (WIC) 3
THEA 41026PLAYWRITING (WIC) 3
THEA 41140AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE HISTORY (WIC) 3
THEA 41620HISTORY OF PERIOD STYLES FOR THEATRE DESIGNERS (WIC) 3
VCD 45000GRAPHIC DESIGN PERSPECTIVES (WIC) 3
VCD 49198RESEARCH PAPERS AND PROPOSALS FOR DESIGN, ILLUSTRATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY (ELR) (WIC) 2