[{"id":341,"date":"2013-03-27T21:07:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T21:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/writing-intensive\/?page_id=341"},"modified":"2023-12-12T13:53:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:53:13","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/writing-intensive\/faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">writing intensive program<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Writing Intensive FAQs<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faqs\">FAQs<\/h2><p><strong>If a course has already been approved as WI under another instructor, do I need to get it approved if I want to teach the course?<\/strong><\/p><p>Yes, unless a course has been approved as WI for all instructors, in which case any instructor may teach that course as WI.<\/p><p><strong>Who is responsible for assessing my course as a WI course?<\/strong><\/p><p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umw.edu\/directory\/?adeq=gwen+hale&amp;ad_group%5B%5D=&amp;search-choice=people\">WI Program Director<\/a>&nbsp;and and the <a href=\"http:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/iae\/\">Office&nbsp;Institutional Analysis and Effectiveness.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAQsIf a course has already been approved as WI under another instructor, do I need to get it approved if I want to teach the course?Yes, unless a course has been approved as WI for all instructors, in which case any instructor may teach that course as WI.Who is responsible for assessing my course as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6811,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-341","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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(BLS students must pass at least three WI courses.) Students may fulfill this requirement by choosing from a wide range of courses designated Writing Intensive by the various departments on campus.<\/p><p>Courses that have received the WI designation change from semester to semester. Please refer to the UMW Registrar&rsquo;s schedule of classes to see which courses will count for Writing Intensive credit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writing Intensive CoursesAccording to the revised Writing Intensive requirement that went into effect in the fall of 2008, every student must pass at least four WI courses in order to graduate. (BLS students must pass at least three WI courses.) 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WI-related assignments include essays, laboratory reports, translations, creative writing, letters, as well as other assignments that support the nature of the course material.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-writing-intensive-course-requirements\">Writing Intensive Course Requirements<\/h3><p>A course designated as Writing Intensive should include at least <strong>twelve (12) pages of clear prose<\/strong> in formats appropriate to the discipline involved.<\/p><p>This requirement must be broken into <strong>a minimum of three (3) assignments, reasonably spaced throughout the course<\/strong>, each of which should be marked and returned promptly with constructive comments.<\/p><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Though one essay test may be counted as one of these assignments, the final examination may not be since it cannot be returned during the semester.<\/p><p>See also the <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/writing-intensive\/writing-intensive-learning-goals\/\">Writing Intensive Learning Outcomes<\/a>, which should be listed on syllabi for all WI courses.<\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-informal-writing\">Informal Writing<\/h4><p>Besides this minimum requirement for graded writing, a WI course may and perhaps should require opportunities for informal, ungraded writing designed to further enhance students&rsquo; understanding of and appreciation for course material and to prepare them for the course&rsquo;s formal writing. Please list those assignments as well.<\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-submission-materials\">Submission Materials<\/h4><p>The CIM proposal form will ask proposers to identify for each of the <strong>formal writing&nbsp;assignments, reasonably spaced throughout the course,&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Assignment Name<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Page Length<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assignment Type:<\/strong>&nbsp;Academic Summary; Position Paper; Critical Analysis Argument;&nbsp;Research Report; Research Synthesis; Exploratory Essay; Creative Writing;&nbsp;Blog Posts (Graded);&nbsp;Other: [specify]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How Students will receive feedback<\/strong>:&nbsp;Rubric;&nbsp;Written comments; Small group or individual conferences; Other: [specify]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Opportunities to show improvement:<\/strong>&nbsp;Required revision;&nbsp;Sequenced repetition of similar assignment;&nbsp;Other:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional <strong>formal<\/strong> writing assignments or details<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional <strong>informal<\/strong> writing assignments (ungraded), with\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>estimated amount in&nbsp;words\/pages\/posts and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the assignment type (In-class exploratory writing; Blog posts (ungraded); Journal (ungraded); Homework exploratory writing Drafts;&nbsp;Personal reflections; Other [specify])<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The proposal should include&nbsp;attached file(s) containing<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a <strong>syllabus<\/strong>, which should show\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/writing-intensive\/writing-intensive-learning-goals\/\"><strong>Writing Intensive Learning Outcomes<\/strong><\/a>, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the formal writing assignments reasonably spaced throughout the course,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>any <strong>other supplementary materials<\/strong> that illustrate the ways your course meets WI Program expectations (<strong>instructional handouts, grading rubrics, assignment sheets,<\/strong> etc.).<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-writing-intensive-approval-levels-individual-instructors-or-all-instructors\">Writing Intensive Approval Levels: Individual Instructors or All Instructors<\/h3><p>Courses may be be proposed and approved as Writing Intensive either<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>for <strong>individual instructors<\/strong> or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for <strong>all course instructors<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>If a proposal seeks Writing Intensive approval for all instructors within the department, the proposal will be directed after the initial submission to the <strong>department chair<\/strong>, who will be asked:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How will the department help prepare new instructors to teach this course as WI?<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Once the department chair completes that response and approves the submission, the proposal will be directed to the Writing Intensive committee.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-proposal-process\">Proposal Process<\/h3><p>To propose a course as writing intensive, please submit a Writing Intensive New Course Proposal using the <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.umw.edu\/umw-curriculum-approval-process\/\">UMW Curriculum Inventory Management (CIM)<\/a> system through the <strong>Add a Designation<\/strong> process&nbsp;and provide the information <a href=\"http:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/writing-intensive\/files\/2013\/02\/WI-New-Course-Form-2017-1.pdf\">requested<\/a>. Once the proposal is submitted, the CIM directs the proposal to the department chair for approval.<\/p><p>Once the proposal is approved by the department chair, the proposal will be directed to the WI committee and reviewed at the next WI committee meeting date.<\/p><p>If the proposal is approved, the committee will ask the University Faculty Counsel to endorse that decision at its next meeting.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Due Dates for 2026 for New WI course designations<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>September 16, 2025,&nbsp;<\/strong>for designations for&nbsp;Spring 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>November 18, 2025,&nbsp;<\/strong>for designations for Summer 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>January 21, 2026,&nbsp;<\/strong>for designations for Fall 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>E-mail questions to the 2025-2026&nbsp;<strong>Chair of the Writing Intensive Committee, <a href=\"mailto:jmcdona8@umw.edu\">Jared McDonald<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sample-completed-proposals\">Sample Completed Proposals<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/writing-intensive\/files\/2018\/10\/LaBreche-WI-Proposal-1.pdf\">ENGL492 WI Proposal<\/a> <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/writing-intensive\/files\/2018\/10\/WI-New-Course-CHEM319-Reif-2018-1.pdf\">CHEM319 WI Proposal<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writing Intensive Course ProposalsThe Writing Intensive Committee recognizes that one of the strengths of the WI Program is that the requirement can be satisfied with courses in various disciplines, offering students a variety of written communication opportunities and challenges. 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syllabi<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Though preferred writing styles, formats, and tasks vary from one discipline or field to another, the faculty have agreed that effective formal writing emerges from attention to the following features (Learning Outcomes):<\/strong><\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>(Ideas):<\/strong> Students will demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of the varying strategies to convey arguments, main ideas and support\/evidence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>(Organization): <\/strong>Students will demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of the varying patterns of composition organization and development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>(Rhetorical Situation):<\/strong> Students will demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of the audience, the role of the writer, and rhetorical strategies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>(Editing):<\/strong> Students will demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of writing conventions and 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According to the revised Writing Intensive requirement that will go into effect in the fall of 2008, every student must pass at least four WI courses in order to graduate. (BLS students must pass at least three WI courses.) Students may fulfill this requirement by choosing from a wide range of courses designated Writing Intensive by the various departments on campus.<\/p><p><strong>The program is based on the following premises:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>that writing is a tool that enhances learning in most courses across the disciplines and is an essential form of expression in most academic fields;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>that good writing is valued in most careers;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>that instructors across the disciplines share the responsibilty of helping students become good writers;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>that by writing frequently and receiving guidance, students are likely to improve their writing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The goals of the program, then, are (a) to enhance students&rsquo; understanding of course material by having them write frequently about that material and (b) to help students become better writers.<br><strong>To assist in meeting these goals, Writing Intensive courses should include the following:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>I. INTERACTION BETWEEN INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DURING THE WRITING PROCESS<\/strong><\/p><p>A Writing Intensive course must provide interaction between the instructor and students while students complete assigned writing throughout the semester. Types of interaction will vary, depending on the level of the course, the subject and the discipline, and the pedagogy that best suits the instructor&rsquo;s goals for the course. In every Writing Intensive course, the instructor should provide clearly defined writing assignments, including clear statements of the goals and requirements of each assignment; helpful commentary on each student&rsquo;s written work; and some instruction in class of writing before each assignment is due and after it is returned. In addition, the instructor might provide guidance by assigning a writing text, conducting mini-lessons on writing and distributing handouts on writing, conferring with students individually or in groups about drafts of their papers, critiquing early drafts of papers or having the students critique one another&rsquo;s drafts, and encouraging or requiring students to seek help from the Writing Center.<\/p><p><strong>The templates that follow illustrate a few of the numerous ways UMW instructors guide students in WI courses:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>An Instructor who requires several short papers demonstrates techniques for drafting and revising, guides students during the composition of each paper, and requires students to seek responses from classmates and\/or the Writing Center.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An Instructor who requires a series of short papers, such as lab reports, thesis abstracts, or mathematical proofs, writes comments on each paper and returns it promptly so that students benefit from the feedback before they write their next assignment.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An instructor who requires the completion of one long paper reviews sections of the paper, writes comments on drafts, and is available for conferences with students.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An instructor who requires the completion of one long paper requires students to write several short papers connected to the longer paper, such as a proposal, an annotated bibliography, and\/or critiques of articles or books.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An instructor who requires a final portfolio collects a series of papers throughout the semester, gives students suggestions for revision and guides the class in peer critique workshops, but grades only the finished papers presented in the students&rsquo; portfolios at the end of the semester.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>II. Writing Opportunties<\/strong><\/p><p>Writing Intensive courses usually include both informal and formal writing. Designed to further enhance students&rsquo; understanding of and appreciation for course material, informal writing assignments such as journals, reading responses, and in-class writing, also prepare students for the course&rsquo;s more polished formal writing.<\/p><p><strong>Though preferred writing styles, formats, and tasks vary from one discipline or field to another, the faculty have agreed that effective formal writing emerges from attention to the following features (Learning Outcomes):<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ideas<\/strong> (focused, substantial, clearly presented, sufficiently and appropriately elaborated with explanations, supporting details, and\/or reasons or evidence)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Organization <\/strong>(recognizable structure, logical sequence, clear transitions, purposeful)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>An appropriate writer&rsquo;s voice<\/strong> (tone, word choice, and degree of formality fit the context, communicates confidence in addressing readers&rsquo; expectations, establishes credibility, a recognizable &ldquo;persona&rdquo; who &ldquo;speaks&rdquo;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conventions of correctness and presentation<\/strong> (editing reflects knowledge of conventions of punctuation, spelling, formatting, fair use of sources, documentation, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Successful writing, of course, is always dependent on the context of the assigned task. Effective writers learn to analyze assignments, notice the differences between types of writing (reports, narratives, critical responses, reviews, personal reflections, etc,) and anticipate their readers&rsquo; needs (for specialized vocabulary, types of evidence, strategies of presentation, etc.).<\/p><p><strong>To achieve these goals, a Writing Intensive course must require at least twelve formal pages in formats appropriate to the discipline involved.<\/strong> Individual WI courses in many disciplines often exceed this minimum page requirement. 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