Coordinator

Michael J. Cripps, Ph.D.

College Assistant

Ms. Indira Singh

The York College undergraduate curriculum is structured so that students develop a facility with written and oral communication, the capacity for sustained intellectual inquiry, and experience writing in different contexts and genres.

The College-Wide Writing Program contributes to this development by offering a set of junior-level academic research and writing courses that help students transition from lower-division coursework to the more discipline-specific and independent work that characterizes inquiry in the upper-division in the majors.

All students at York College complete Writing 301, 302, or 303 (Writing 300) after the 60th credit. Placement at the 60th credit makes it possible for Writing 300 to build on freshman writing and writing intensive lower-division coursework.   Upper-division writing intensive coursework in the majors, part of the York College Writing Across the Curriculum Program, stipulates that Writing 300 is a co- or pre-requisite.

Students are advised to take the Writing 300 course most appropriate to their major field of study, though any of the three versions of Writing 300 will meet the upper-division writing requirement for graduation.

Writing 301 is for students majoring in the humanities and social sciences.

Writing 302 is for students majoring in the natural sciences, math, and technology.

Writing 303 is for students majoring in professional programs.

If you have questions about the Writing Program, start by reviewing our FAQ.  If you don't find what you're looking for, please call or send email.

If you are trying to get into a section of Writing 301, 302, or 303 and need special permission, please complete our online Special Permission form.

Ms. Silvia Aviles created the artwork used in the College-Wide Writing Program header graphic. "Woman" appeared on the cover of The York Scholar, Volume 4, and is reproduced with the artist's permission.