The lower-division requirement, Writing 2010, introduces students to some of the uses of writing in academic contexts. Specifically, you will be offered practice in the kinds of formal writing students are asked to do in courses at the University.
Examples are summary, analysis, documented argument, and essay exams.
Writing 2010 teaches you to organize and analyze complex material as part of your learning and thinking process, and to present what you have learned and thought in appropriate ways to various audiences. You will appreciate how writing is a strategic process, how structures, presentations of evidence, and styles are adapted in order to achieve effects on readers. Students with a high Admissions Index, based on ACT scores and school GPA, may be excused from Writing 1010. Students entering the university without an Admissions Index must write the placement essay before being permitted to register for a Writing course. Students not excused from WRTG 1010 on the basis of their scores may challenge their placement by writing the placement essay.