The course focuses on developing students’ writing skills. Each section of this seminar offers a topical framework for examining the relationship between critical thinking, reading, and writing; practicing effective writing process; generating different kinds of writing; identifying and improving the elements of successful writing; and engaging with other writers from peer collaboration to research in a seminar setting. May be taken only once if a grade of “C” or better is received; otherwise a second course may be taken under a different topic.

• Frequency: Offered each semester. Topics course.
• Domains/Capstone: 5T

This course offers students with college-level experience an opportunity to develop their writing skills around a more advanced and focused set of writing opportunities, practices, and outcomes. May be taken twice under different topics. The 1S- and 5T-domained versions of this course are, respectively, Writing 201 and 202.

• Frequency: Offered each semester. Students may take this course no more than twice, under different topics.
• Prerequisite: One semester at Beloit College or transfer credit equivalent.

• Prerequisite: second-year status or consent of instructor.

• Prerequisite: sophomore standing.