FYW - First Year Writing

An intensive review of basic writing strategies and English usage offered as preparation for First Year Writing 101. The course emphasizes clarity, organization and purpose in the writing process. FYW 100 does not fulfill general distribution requirements, nor does it replace FYW 101 or 102. Students who have earned credit for FYW 101 or 102 may take this course only by written permission of the department chair. Students must complete FYW 100 with a grade of "C" or better to register for FYW 101.

Writing and Inquiry invites students to explore questions and think of themselves as writers, constructing answers rhetorically in academic and community contexts. During the writing process, students will consider their own and others' perspectives on a variety of vital personal, historical, philosophical, and social issues. Taking their own experiences and their peers' perspectives as credible sources of knowledge, students will expand their inquiries beyond the personal into complex discussions in academic, literary and public textual forms. Students will also practice appropriate use and critique of technology, using digital sources as support for their arguments and grounds for further inquiry. Students must complete FYW 101 with a grade of "C" or better to register for AWR 201.

This course is designed to develop and improve writing skills for students for whom English is a second language. Students may be required to take FYW 110 before enrolling in FYW 101 (see statement on placement testing in English in the Academic Programs section of the catalog). The professor also may recommend that a student take FYW 111 before enrolling in FYW 101. Must be completed with a grade of "C" or better to register for FYW 101. This course may not be used to fulfill the general distribution requirement.