English Writing Program 112H - College Writing

ENGLWRIT 112 (College Writing) is a first-year college-level writing course designed to help students expand their ability to write essays for academic, civic, and personal purposes and to develop their rhetorical awareness to write effectively in new social contexts. Based on the assumption that writing is a social activity, this course requires active engagement in the writing process, including pre-writing, peer review, revision, and editing. Students write five essays. This is the only course at UMass Amherst which satisfies the General Education College Writing (CW) requirement. Prerequisite: Placement into ENGLWRIT 112 through the Writing Placement Exam or a passing grade in ENGLWRIT 111 Basic Writing. May not be taken Pass/Fail. (Gen.Ed. CW)

Open to Sophomore and Freshmen Commonwealth Honors College students only. Students must meet one of the following prerequisites to take Englwrit 112: appropriate placement on the Writing Placement Exam, passing grade in Englwrit 111, 620 or higher evidence-based reading and writing section of SAT, OR 25 or higher in English section of ACT). Students who enroll without meeting at least one prerequisite will be unenrolled from the class.

Teachers will communicate directly with students about the balance of synchronous and asynchronous learning.