WRITE Courses

The Writing Program’s prefix, WRITE, offers a selection of 1-credit courses designed to support WSU students with the writing they are doing in their classes and in other academic and professional contexts. Our courses offer low-risk, high-contact environments in which to learn and practice writing skills that will serve students as they write in their disciplines and in their future careers.

All of our courses are designed to be taken concurrently with a writing-intensive course such as English 101/105, a UCORE course such as History 105, or an “M” course (writing in the major). Our courses prioritize contextualized practice, so that students learn more about writing based on the writing they’re already doing for other courses, as well as self-regulated learning models that guide students to determine and pursue their own learning goals.

Questions?

Dr. Angela Mitchell
Director, Writing Program
Smith CUE 305E
509-335-7659
angela.m.mitchell@wsu.edu

Courses complementing English 101 and 105:

English 102

English 102 supports students as they develop and practice strategies to meet the challenges of academic writing required in English 101 and other typical first-year courses. English 102 prioritizes individual reflection, peer learning experiences, and peer review activities. Currently English 102 is taught as a hybrid course with peer learning and review activities in Canvas forums and in-person consultations and events in the Writing Center.

Students may be required to take English 102 based on the personalized evaluation of their Writing Placement Process essays.

English 107

English 107 supports students as they develop and practice strategies to meet the challenges of academic writing required in English 105 and other typical first-year courses. English 107 utilizes the Writing Center and peer review groups to support multilingual writers as they hone their language and communication skills for English 105 and beyond.

Students may be required to take English 107 based on the personalized evaluation of their Writing Placement Process essays.

Courses supporting students as they develop as writers:

WRITE 302: Advanced Writing Collaborative

WRITE 302 is a one-credit course designed to provide writing support for students enrolled in their Writing in the Major [M] courses, or any upper-division writing-intensive course. In small sections, students receive individualized and group attention as they explore and practice the rhetorical moves necessary for composing effective writing, particularly the writing expected in their discipline and their future careers.

Some students may be required to take WRITE 302 based on their University Writing Portfolio.

Courses supporting writing tutors

WRITE 431: Writing Center Theory and Practice

This specialized course provides the education and training necessary for work in the WSU Undergraduate Writing Center. With a focus on the scholarship of the discipline, students explore the history of writing center work, the critiques and turns within the field, and the contemporary best practices and their underlying concepts and theories. Just as writing center work is open to students from all disciplines, this course is designed for students from any and all majors.

Course Prerequisite: Writing Center employment.