Writing Requirement

Under the Foundations Curriculum, three writing courses are required: one writing seminar and two writing-intensive courses.   The writing seminar is required of all students except those who are granted AP or transfer credit for a writing seminar course. The Writing Seminar (151) may be taken in either the fall or the spring semester of the first year. Students with weak writing skills should be encouraged to enroll in 151 in the fall.   The Writing Intensive courses, Humanities 102 or Religious Studies 102 will be one of the two writing-intensive course taken by all first year students. The second writing-intensive course should be taken by the end of the second year.   Students will normally fulfill F2 requirements by the end of their second year. Most first-year students will fulfill two of their three F2 courses in the first year by completing the Writing Seminar (151) or English 155 or receiving AP credit for that course and by completing their first year of Search or Life. (Note: English 155 is by application only)