Writing Requirements
Special Arrangements for First-Year Writing Requirement
Transfer students who have taken a writing course at another college or university may be able to use that course to satisfy the First-Year Writing Requirement. Transfer students should consult the list of approved courses from other schools, as well as the list of courses that are not approved, to see whether the course satisfies the First-Year Writing Requirement at UM.
If your school or course is not listed on either the approved or not approved list, and you wish to have it considered for First-Year Writing Requirement credit, you will need to fill out the "Petition for Transfer Course Credit" form.
Special Arrangements for Upper-Level Writing Requirement
Students who:
- are completing an honors thesis and wish it to count toward their ULWR can fill out an Honors Thesis Intent Form and submit it to the Honors Office, 1330 Mason Hall.
- have a minimum of 100 completed credits and want to take a non-approved course to fulfill their ULWR can consult with an instructor, fill out an Individual Arrangement Petition, and submit it to SWC.
- took and received a C— or better in a Sweetland-approved ULWR course during a previous term but are not listed as having completed their ULWR can fill out a Retroactive Grade Report and submit it to SWC.
Thesis Intent form for ULWR (PDF)
No thesis-writing seminar in your department? Use this form to get Upper-Level Writing Requirement credit for completeing your thesis. Please submit no later than the start of the term in which you will finish your thesis.
Individual Arrangement Petition (Word file)
Students who have a minimum of 100 completed credits and want to take a non-approved course to fulfill their ULWR can consult with an instructor, fill out an Individual Arrangement Petition, and submit it to SWC.
