University Writing Program

The University Writing Program combines an entrance-level introduction to academic discourse with writing courses in the disciplines at every level to provide Temple students a comprehensive experience writing to learn and learning to write. The main components of the program are: 

• First-Year Writing: See College of Liberal Arts: Programs: First Year Writing Program. 
• Intellectual Heritage: See College of Liberal Arts: Programs: Intellectual Heritage. 
• Writing Intensive Courses: These courses, offered by departments throughout the University, incorporate a significant amount of writing (at least 10 pages in at least 2 different assignments) within the context of disciplinary work. They highlight the conventions and argumentation accepted in the discipline, and they require at least one revision based on response from a professor, TA, writing associate, or peer-reviewer. Temple students who spend their entire college career at Temple are required to take 3 Writing-Intensive courses in addition to Intellectual Heritage 51 and 52. One of the W courses must be the capstone writing course designated by the major department. All students transferring into Temple must take at least two of their Writing-Intensive courses at Temple. Intellectual Heritage courses cannot be used to meet this transfer writing requirement. 
• University Writing Center: See Academic Services and Programs: Learning Centers: University Writing Center.