Your Freshman Seminar instructors provide the assessments of your writing in courses. If your writing on the placement exam or in your Freshman Seminars is unsatisfactory, you will be urged to take English A05, Expository Writing. It supports the writing proficiency requirement and is strongly recommended for some Weinberg CAS freshmen. It is important to note, however, that Expository Writing is designed to serve freshmen and sophomores of all abilities from every undergraduate division in the University. Therefore, all Weinberg CAS freshmen are eligible to take Expository Writing as an elective.
Most students complete the requirement by the end of freshman year.
Northwestern offers a number of excellent writing courses. One popular course for sophomores, juniors, and seniors is English B05, Intermediate Composition. Several sections are offered every quarter. Juniors and Seniors may also take English C05, Advanced Composition. The Writing Place is open most afternoons and evenings.