FYW - First Year Writing

An intensive review of basic writing strategies and English usage offered as preparation for First Year Writing 101 and 102. 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 or count toward the English major or minor. 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 FYW 102. May not count for the English or writing major or minor.

Teaches the process of writing effective expository essays. FYW 102 includes extensive instruction and practice in research writing. May not count for the English or writing major or minor.

Designed to develop and improve skills for students for whom English is a second language. Non-native or bilingual students with English-language difficulties must take FYW 110 before taking FYW 101 and 102. (See statement on placement testing in English in the Academic Programs chapter.) The professor also may recommend that a student take FYW 111 before taking FYW 101 and 102. Neither FYW 110 nor FYW 111 meets the requirements for FYW 101 or 102, or any other requirement of the general curriculum distribution. Neither of the courses counts toward the English major or minor. Must be completed with a grade of "C" or better to register for FYW 101.

Designed to develop and improve skills for students for whom English is a second language. Non-native or bilingual students with English-language difficulties must take FYW 110 before taking FYW 101 and 102. (See statement on placement testing in English in the Academic Programs chapter.) The professor also may recommend that a student take FYW 111 before taking FYW 101 and 102. Neither FYW 110 nor FYW 111 meets the requirements for FYW 101 or 102, or any other requirement of the general curriculum distribution. Neither of the courses counts toward the English major or minor. Must be completed with a grade of "C" or better to register for FYW 101.