Students must take three degree credit-bearing courses, and meet both WCR and WCD as follows:
- All students must take College Writing 01:355:101 or its equivalent.
Students must also take one additional credit-bearing course focused on writing in a specific discipline that meets this goal:
- Communicate complex ideas effectively, in standard written English, to a general audience, and respond effectively to editorial feedback from peers, instructors, &/or supervisors through successive drafts & revision. [WCr]
Students must also take one additional credit-bearing course focused on writing in a specific discipline that meets this goal:
- Communicate effectively in modes appropriate to a discipline or area of inquiry; evaluate and critically assess sources and use the conventions of attribution and citation correctly; and analyze and synthesize information and ideas from multiple sources to generate new insights [WCd]
Students receiving a score of 4 or above on the AP English composition or literature tests are exempted from College Writing 01:355:101, and for such students the writing and communication goals become a two-course requirement: WCr and WCd.
The Revision-Based Writing and Communication Learning Goal [WCr] must be fulfilled by taking a class at Rutgers-New Brunswick; transfer and AP courses are not certified to meet this learning goal.
Core Curriculum courses taught each semester are available to view in the Schedule of Classes. After selecting a semester, New Brunswick, and Undergraduate and hitting "Continue", choose the tab on the left labeled "Core Code". The dropdown list will show each of the Core Curriculum codes. After selecting one of the options, courses will appear from all departments that fulfill that Core Curriculum goal.
College Writing [WC]
Beginning with the writing course identified by the Department of English, students must register for and complete composition courses in consecutive terms, with no hiatus, until they have passed 01:355:101/103/104 College Writing. Once a student matriculates at SAS, all writing courses must be completed at Rutgers-New Brunswick.
Revision-Based Writing and Communication [WCr]
The Revision-Based Writing and Communication Learning Goal [WCr] must be fulfilled by taking a class at Rutgers-New Brunswick; transfer and AP courses are not certified to meet this learning goal.
Discipline-Based Writing and Communication [WCd]
Communicate effectively in modes appropriate to a discipline or area of inquiry; evaluate and critically assess sources and use the conventions of attribution and citation correctly; and analyze and synthesize information and ideas from multiple sources to generate new insights