Writing Practice Standards

WRITING PRACTICE COURSES - Instructors of WP courses are not expected to teach writing skills beyond what is normally expected within their discipline. But, they are to provide a number of writing assignments appropriate to the discipline. Instructors should refer students with weak writing skills to the Writing Center for help.

Writing Practice Courses contain:

• 3 credit course – a combination of 21 pages of formal and informal writing. Of those, at least two assignments which are graded and at least six pages must be formal writing. At least 25% of the course grade is based on the written assignments.
• 2 credit course – a combination of 14 pages of formal and informal writing. Of those, at least two assignments which are graded and at least four pages must be formal writing. At least 25% of the course grade is based on the written assignments.
• 1 credit course – a combination of 7 pages of formal and informal writing. Of those, at least two assignments which are graded and at least two pages must be formal writing. At least 25% of the course grade is based on the written assignments.