College Writing Program
WRT 105 and 105E
Please note: WRT 105 and WRT 105E were formerly CAS 105 and CAS 105E.
- Current Courses: Summer | Fall
- Placement Criteria
WRT 105
Reasoning and Writing in the College — satisfies the Primary Writing Requirement.
WRT 105 introduces students to disciplinary writing at the college level by offering instruction in small sections that focus on the act of writing. It provides instruction and practice in clear and effective writing and in constructing cogent and compelling arguments, as students draft and revise numerous papers of different forms and lengths. These papers introduce some of the forms of writing students are expected to produce later in their college careers as well as in their public and professional lives after graduation. The subject of the course is writing, but since writing is about something, each section of WRT 105 presents various texts, mostly written, for analysis and discussion in preparation for constructing extended argumentative essays and a final research paper. Students consider the roles of audience and purpose in shaping the organization, style and argumentative strategies of their own papers, and they learn to become critical readers of their writing through peer critiques and revision and editing workshops.
WRT 105E
Reasoning and Writing in the College — satisfies the Primary Writing Requirement.
This course is an extended version of Reasoning and Writing in the College, WRT 105, and as such introduces students to disciplinary writing at the college level. It provides instruction and practice in clear and effective writing and in constructing cogent and compelling arguments, as students draft and revise numerous papers of different forms and lengths. These papers introduce some of the forms of writing students are expected to produce later in their college careers as well as in their public and professional lives after graduation. The subject of the course is writing, but since writing is about something, each section of WRT 105E presents various texts, mostly written, for analysis and discussion in preparation for constructing extended argumentative essays and a final research paper. Students consider the roles of audience and purpose in shaping the organization, style and argumentative strategies of their own papers, and they learn to become critical readers of their writing through peer critiques and revision and editing workshops. All extended versions of Reasoning and Writing in the College include an additional class session each week and are taught in computer labs and limited to 10 students. Places in these sections are reserved for students who decide that they need a more supported writing experience to meet the demands of college and professional writing.