Kate Hahn, Ph.D., Executive Director
The Center for Academic Writing, located in the Ronald Williams Library, is the home of the Writing Intensive Program (WIP) and part of the Learning Success Center. CAW provides writing support to all NEIU students and WIP peer tutor support to students enrolled in WIP courses. Students can make appointments to work with a writing or WIP tutor online or in person. CAW offers workshops and consultations to departments and faculty who are developing and teaching WIP courses or who are interested in integrating writing into any course. More information is available by visiting the LSC webpage or by contacting CAW by phone at (773) 442-4492 or by email at lsc@neiu.edu.
Writing Intensive Program (WIP)
The Writing Intensive Program is comprised of undergraduate courses across the curriculum that fulfill NEIU's writing intensive graduation requirement. Undergraduate students must successfully complete a writing intensive (WIP) course of at least 3 credit hours within their discipline in order to graduate. Please see the text of this requirement under Bachelor's Degree Graduation Requirements in this catalog.
Students should speak with their advisor to confirm which course(s) will fulfill the WIP graduation requirement for their major. WIP courses are content courses that are designed to help students master the course content, learn about writing in their chosen discipline, and improve their writing skills.
The list below is a sample of WIP courses offered across the curriculum. Students should review the program requirements for their major and speak with their advisor to determine which WIP courses will fulfill the graduation requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH-300 | Writing Intensive Program: Writing In Anthropology | 3 |
| ART-395 | Writing Intensive Program: Professional Practices In Studio Art | 3 |
| BIO-305 | Writing Intensive Program:General Ecology | 4 |
| CHEM-213 | Writing Intensive Program: Quantitative Analysis | 5 |
| CMTC-305 | Writing Intensive Program: Writing In Communication, Media & Theatre | 3 |
| CS-319 | Writing Intensive Program: Fundamentals Of Software Engineering | 3 |
| ECED-313 | Writing Intensive Program: Language Development And Educational Implications | 3 |
| ECON-221 | Writing Intensive Program: Tools For Economists | 3 |
| ELED-302 | Writing Intensive Program: Foundation Of Teaching The English Language Arts | 3 |
| ENGL-210 | Writing Intensive Program: Methods for English Majors | 3 |
| ESCI-306 | Writing Intensive Program: Earth Materials | 4 |
| GES-250 | Writing Intensive Program: Writing in GES | 3 |
| GS-205 | Writing Intensive Program: Interdisciplinary Research And Writing | 3 |
| HRD-325 | Writing Intensive Program:Communication In Human Resource Development | 3 |
| ICSE-303 | Writing Intensive Program: Research Design And Methodology | 3 |
| JUST-202 | Writing Intensive Program:Justice And Inequality | 3 |
| LLAS-201 | Writing Intensive Program: Culture & History Of Latinos | 3 |
| MATH-311 | Writing Intensive Program: Introduction To Advanced Mathematics | 5 |
| MNGT-370 | Writing Intensive Program: Managing Global Business Organization | 3 |
| MUS-312 | Writing Intensive Program: Beethoven | 3 |
| NDP-310 | Writing Intensive Program: Diversity In The Workplace | 3 |
| PHIL-311 | Writing Intensive Program: Reasoning In Writing | 3 |
| PSCI-251 | Writing Intensive Program: Comparative Political Systems | 3 |
| PSCI-344 | Writing Intensive Program: Public Organization Theory | 3 |
| PSYC-202 | Writing Intensive Program: Statistics And Research Methods I | 3 |
| SCED-301 | Writing Intensive Program:Methods Of Teaching On The Secondary Level | 3 |
| SOC-346A | Writing Intensive Program: Critical Writing For Sociology | 3 |
| SCED-311 | Writing Intensive Program: School Curriculum | 3 |
| SPED-371 | Writing Intensive Program:Foundations Of Special Education | 3 |
| SWK-303 | Writing Intensive Program: Human Behavior And The Social Environment I | 3 |
| WGS-303 | Writing Intensive Program: The Power Of Writing: Interdisciplinarity As Critical Practice | 3 |
| WLC-333 | Writing Intensive Program: Cross-Cultural Communication | 3 |