Writing Excellence

Fall Portfolio Due Date: Friday, October 18 (extended due to Hurricane Milton). 


SUBMIT PORTFOLIOS HERE

The Importance of Writing

What are the issues facing writing in the 21st century? How does one even write in this age of Tik Tok, posts, and Instagram? How do you navigate the demands of effective, engaging written communication?  The Writing Excellence Program at Eckerd College helps students to develop their abilities to negotiate different topics as a writer, to analyze arguments of others, to communicate effectively arguments yourself, to collaborate on ideas, and to practice making choices about what, how, and why to communicate with others.

Writing at Eckerd College

In spring 2024, the faculty of Eckerd College adopted a new writing policy. 


The proposal that the faculty approved includes the following changes:


Students who matriculate in Autumn Term 2024 (including those students transferring in as sophomores, juniors, or seniors in Fall 2024) or later will be required to complete two Writing Intensive courses in lieu of the Writing Portfolio. One course must be completed within the student's first four semesters at the College. Writing Intensive courses must be passed with a C- or better. If a student earns less than a C- in a WI course, it will not count toward the completion of the requirement. 


Current students who matriculated prior to 2024 will be grandfathered under the former policy (if desired). Current students may opt either to submit a Writing Portfolio, or they may opt to take a second WI course. 

Current students who opt to complete the requirement under the new policy must pass both WI courses with a C- or better. The minimum grade requirement is not waiverable. 

Current students who opt to complete the requirement under the new policy must take at least one of the two WI courses at Eckerd College. No more than one WI course earned via transfer or transient credit will count toward the requirement. "Transfer credit" includes dual enrollment courses. 

Current students who opt to complete the requirement under the new policy may take (or may have taken) their WI courses at any point during their undergraduate career. The stipulation to complete one WI within the first four semesters will not apply to students who matriculated before Autumn Term 2024.