The John S. Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines, one of the nation's oldest and most comprehensive writing across the curriculum programs, offers First-Year Writing Seminars in more than 30 departments, with over 100 different courses taught each semester. Through introductory work in a particular field of study, seminars help students learn good English expository prose that, at its best, is characterized by clarity, coherence, intellectual force, and stylistic control. Guidance may include, in addition to written commentary on drafts, individual conferences, in-class group work, peer commentary, and so on. Ample classroom time spent on work directly related to writing. Reading assignments in the course subject are kept under 75 pages per week to permit regular, concentrated work on writing.
All students meet in at least two individual conferences with the instructor.
We want students to be pleased with their First-Year Writing Seminars. Students with questions, problems, requests, or complaints, should consult their instructors, their course leaders, or one of us.