People write best in contexts defined by their interests, and the offerings reflect a variety of those. All sections require the same amount of written work and the same number of revisions, and all are open to students without special qualifications in their subject matter.
You're eligible if you're a Cornell student and have completed your college's first-year writing requirement.
If you have not completed that requirement, and if you're a sophomore, junior, or senior, you may use this course to satisfy part or all of your college's first-year writing requirement.
If you're an extramural student, you're eligible. Contact the instructor or go to the first meeting of the course.
No.
It fulfills
If you're taking it to fulfill a writing requirement, you must take it for a grade.
No. Majors sometimes take this course to gain concentrated experience with their writing.
Yes. It counts for one of five courses required for the English and the Creative Writing minors.
Talk with individual section instructors, or write Charles Green, Senior Lecturer, English, crg95@cornell.edu.
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