“Writing Across the University"

5-credit hour course that does the following:

• takes a reflexive approach to learning about writing across UVU, providing students opportunities to self-reflect on their writing processes
• introduces students to those technologies needed for writing across the curriculum
• focuses on developing effective strategies for writing across the university 
• includes smaller low stakes assignments and guided step by step scaffolding assignments which culminate in larger writing projects and assignments
• includes different types of writing to develop strategic approaches to reading, persuasion, research, and many other literacies
• seeks to broaden students’ understanding of what it means to write, read, and be successful at UVU 

 “Writing Across Communities”

5-credit hour course that does the following: 

• takes a project-based approach and teaches writing in the context of student projects designed and proposed by the student
• includes multiple low-stakes assignments that feed into and support the major assignments 
• emphasizes rhetorical knowledge, focusing context, audience, purpose, genre, media, tone.
• includes instruction in information technologies, writing for digital media contexts, and reading and writing across the curriculum 
• provides additional supports including Writing Fellow tutors and Mentors 

 “Introduction to Academic Writing”

3-credit hour course that does the following: 

• helps students practice writing as a process suited to specific audiences and purposes; 
• teaches rhetorical knowledge and skills, including critical reading, writing, and thinking;
• guides students through the creation of multiple drafts, preparation for research, and effective collaboration with peers;
• instructs students in the effective use of academic conventions so they can organize different kinds of papers, form solid paragraphs, and document sources