Writing Selection Survey

The main purpose of this survey is to help you decide what academic writing class to take in your first year of college. There are two options for meeting the first-year writing requirement for graduation. The table below provides an for an overview of each:

Course	TWRT 120 and TWRT 121		T CORE 101
Pages of final draft writing	10	10	20
Grades	Credit/No Credit	Graded	Graded
Time	2 quarters, usually with the same professor and classmates		1 quarter

To help decide what first-year writing course to take, please answer these questions:

Do you reflect on your writing process and make plans to revise and improve next time?

Yes

No

Imagine you have been given an assignment that asks you to research at least 5 sources that you would use to support an argument in a 5 page paper. Would you be able to complete this assignment in two weeks?

Yes

No

Do you have strategies for reading, understanding, and discussing 20-page articles with complex language and ideas?

Yes

No

Have you written a variety of assignments, like book reviews, personal essays, and research papers?

Yes

No

Did your high school teachers in English, language arts, or writing classes provide you with written feedback on your ideas, arguments, or organization (and not just on your spelling, punctuation, and grammar)?

Yes

No

Are you able to edit your own writing for grammatical and/or mechanical errors?

Yes

No

If you have questions about a writing assignment, are you comfortable asking for help from the teacher, a writing center tutor, a librarian, or another person who could help?

Yes

No

In your first year of college, do you expect balancing school, work, family, and friends will be manageable?

Yes

No

Have you previously taken IB or AP courses in English and/or do you feel prepared to write college-level papers?

Yes

No

Ten-week quarters at UWT are fast-paced and require strong time-management skills. Do you feel prepared to have your writing graded in ways that will affect your GPA?

Yes

No

Total score

Recommended Course:

Recommendation: TWRT 120 and TWRT 121

Recommendation: T CORE 101

If your total score is 5 or below, it is recommended that you register for the two-course option, TWRT 120 and TWRT 121.
If your total score is 6-10, it is recommended that you register for the one-course option, TCORE 101.

This is only a recommendation. The choice is yours.

What course do you plan to register for?
Prior to registering, you need to meet your advising requirement. Remember your first year writing course choice and share that with your academic advisor.

TWRT 120 and TWRT 121

T CORE 101

Writing Selection Survey

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