The UCC will determine which courses satisfy the following additional requirements. 

Writing Intensive Courses:

Throughout the curriculum faculty should expose students to a variety of writing experiences.  In the Core students must take at least one writing intensive course beyond English composition.  Since courses throughout the curriculum

will be designated as "W," students may graduate with several such courses.  The primary goal of this requirement is to enable students to carry into their upper-division courses the discipline and habits of good writing nurtured in composition  courses.  A second yet equally important goal is to intensify the expectation of professors throughout the University for excellent standards of expression in all written assignments.

The following criteria should apply to all "W" (writing intensive) courses:

1. Ordinarily, each department or major will offer at least one "W" course per semester.  This implies that most students will satisfy their "W" require­ment within their own major.
   
   
2. The instructor in every "W" course will devote at least some time to issues of writing.  This implies that the writing required in a course will be more than merely an addition to the syllabus.
   
   
3. The instructor in every "W" course will distribute a style sheet adapted to the discipline.
   
   
4. The writing requirement for each "W" course will be equivalent to one of the following:

   a.  Students submit a minimum of three short papers (3-5 pages), at least one of which goes through three drafts, one of which must be peer edited; or

   b.  Students write one term paper (10-12 pages), which goes through three drafts, one of which must be peer edited.

5. Faculty who elect to teach writing intensive courses will participate in a one-day workshop, offered annually.  In order to foster a consistent pedagogical perspective and to provide help for those students who have special needs, those faculty will also maintain a liaison with the English Department Writing Center.