Administered by the Sweetland Writing Center, the writing requirements consist of the First-Year Writing Requirement and the Upper-Level Writing Requirement. A minimum grade of C- in a Sweetland-approved course is necessary to satisfy each requirement.

The purpose of these writing requirements is to provide students with both beginning and advanced instruction in college-level writing. Courses from the 100 to the 400 level aim to enhance students' critical thinking and writing skills and prepare them for writing both in their undergraduate years and in their future educational and professional work. LSA believes that students:

• need regular practice to learn to write well;
• learn best about a subject by writing about it; and
• should be able to recognize and master the writing conventions of their chosen discipline.

Once a student has satisfied the First-Year Writing Requirement and feels ready for advanced writing, the student can select a Sweetland-approved course to satisfy the Upper-Level Writing Requirement.

A list of approved courses for a particular semester can be found by going to the advanced search function in the online LSA Course Guide and selecting the appropriate writing requirement under the "Other Requirements/Groupings" feature.