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GWR-certified Courses

How to enroll in a GWR-certified course:

GWR courses are searchable via the Academic Catalog and Schedule Builder. In Schedule Builder, 

  • Select "Expand Filters" in the upper right-hand corner of their Schedule Builder screen. 
  • Search by GWR courses. 

Note: Schedule Builder's search filters do not overlap to limit results, so if you select the GE Area C filter and the GWR filter, Schedule Builder will display ALL courses that are EITHER GE Area C or GWR courses, not just courses that fulfill both requirements. For this reason, it is recommended that you use only the GWR filter when searching for GWR-certified courses. 

What To Do After Enrolling in a GWR Course:

  1. Upon enrolling in a GWR-certified course, students should inform the course instructor that they are seeking to satisfy the requirement through the course.
  2. At the end of quarter, students must earn a C or better in a GWR-certified upper-division course, with a C or better on the major GWR writing assignment and at least 35% of the final grade based on the cumulative grade of all writing projects.

GWR Advisory Board

The GWR Advisory Board is a University Committee that serves in an advisory capacity to the Academic Senate Curriculum Committee and the General Education Governance Board, which approves  course modifications and new course proposals for upper-division courses seeking the GWR designation. In addition, the GWR Advisory Board manages GWR-certified course-related faculty support and GWR program assessment.

 

GWR Advisory Board Members
GWR Coordinator Dawn Janke
Executive Director
Writing and Learning
 
First-Year Composition Coordinator

Jason Peters 
Writing Program Director and Associate Professor 

Department of English
 

CTLT Writing Instruction Specialist Dianna Winslow (ex-officio)
Assistant Director
Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology
 
CAED

VACANT
 

CAFES

Daniel Scheitrum (2024-2026)
Assistant Professor

Department of Agribusiness
 

CLA

Allison Myers (2024-2026)
Assistant Professor

Department of Art History

 

BCSM VACANT
 
CENG  VACANT
 
OCOB

Jack Wroldsen (2024-2026)
Assistant Professor

Department of Accounting

PCS
VACANT
 
ASI Alexis Levya Nava (2024-2026)
Business Accounting Major
OCOB

Click here to review the Academic Senate Resolution on Course Criteria for GWR-Certified Upper-Division Courses Across the Curriculum.

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