UNIVERSITY WRITING PROGRAM

University Writing Program

Writing That Works

Writing that Works is the UBalt Writing Center Blog. Check in with WTW to find fun and useful posts—written by students, for students—about difficult writing concepts (such as rhetorical analysis or discourse communities), helpful tips to make your papers stronger, and revision strategies to improve your written work.

The University Writing Program (UWP) promotes a campus-wide culture of writing, supporting excellence in writing to help you achieve success in academic, professional and civic spheres.

Undergraduate Writing Program Course Sequence

The lower-division writing requirement can be fulfilled by WRIT 101. Course learning outcomes are demonstrated in an end-of-semester portfolio.

WRIT 101 College Composition provides instruction and practice in the flexible writing skills that prepare you to write and think in your undergraduate classes.

The upper-division writing requirement begins with the Upper-Division Writing Placement Test: Students take aself-paced writing assessment (a series of habit and skill related questions)in order forthe Program Director to place students in the most suitable course.Students who needadditional support take WRIT 200. Every student takes WRIT 300.

Writing Placement Test Info

WRIT 200 Practicum in Writing gives students small-class instruction to get them ready for WRIT 300.
WRIT 300 Composition and Research provides instruction and practice in the writing and research skills required for courses in your major (upper-division).

The University Writing Program serves the entire University of Baltimore campus.

Contact Information:

Rachael Zeleny
associate professor, Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences
email: rzeleny@ubalt.edu