COLLEGE WRITING PROGRAM

CWP COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

CWP 099
DEVELOPMENTAL COLLEGE WRITING
0, 3/0
A skill-building course designed to reinforce sentence and paragraph structure through emphasis on structure, unity, and coherence.  Appropriate for both native students and nonnative English-speaking students needing skill enhancement in Standard American English.

CWP 101
COLLEGE WRITING I
3, 3/0
Initiation into all phases of the writing process. The study and writing of expository and analytic prose, patterns of organization, and the features of good writing. Writing assignments emphasize rhetorical strategies and essay structure. ESL sections are appropriate for nonnative speakers of English.

CWP 102
COLLEGE WRITING II
3, 3/0
Prerequisite: CWP 101 or equivalent. (See College Writing Program Office, South Wing 130, for placement procedures.)
Writing assignments emphasize argument and persuasion, advanced rhetorical strategies, analysis/synthesis, and research methods.