The Writing Intensive Program recognizes that if students write without competence in their academic work and careers, it is due in large part to the fact that students are often given too few chances to write through their education.  WIP courses give students practice with writing in the context of learning within a discipline.

All WIP Courses

• engage students in writing to learn as they learn to write
• make writing important
• give students opportunities to write in “low stakes” and “high stakes” situations
• involve students in conversations about writing
• give students more opportunities to engage in the processes of writing
• have successful writing in a discipline be a subject of instruction
• offer feedback on student writing by instructors and peers
• make writing a substantive component of the overall course grade to underscore the value of writing to the course, the discipline, and student learning