Graduation Requirement in Writing Proficiency ~ Courses

Courses currently approved to fulfill the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement are listed below along with the timeframe during which each has been approved. Successful completion of a course within the timeframe indicated fulfills the requirement.

Though most courses listed here will continue to be approved beyond the timeframe indicated, you should verify that a course satisfies GWAR on the  Banner student information system at the time of registration. Courses no longer satisfying the requirement can be viewed in the archive of previously approved courses.

The listing of a course as approved does not indicate that it will be offered in any given semester. Check current offerings on the CSUMB.EDU/schedule website or check the course descriptions to see how frequently a course is offered.

BUS 304 ~ Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking for Business ~ 4 credits 
Approved from Fall 2003 through Spring 2008

CST 300 ~ Major Proseminar Lecturer ~ 2 credits  AND
CST 300L ~ Major Proseminar Lab ~ 2 credits

Approved from Spring 2000 through Spring 2008

ESSP 300 ~ Reading,Writing and Critical Thinking in Earth Systems Science and Policy ~ 4 credits
Approved from Fall 2001 through Spring 2008

GS 362 ~ Global Literatures ~ 4 credits
Approved Spring 2003 through Spring 2008

HCOM 311~ Practicum in Reasoning and Communication ~ 3 credits, open only to Liberal Studies students.
From Fall 2006 through Spring 2007

HCOM 312 ~ Cooperative Argumentation ~ 4 credits
Approved from Fall 1995 through Spring 2008

HCOM 313 ~ GWAR (Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement)~ 4 credits
Approved from Fall 2004 through Spring 2007

HCOM 317S ~ Advanced Composition and Composition Theories Service Learning ~ 6 credits
Approved from Spring 2000  through Spring 2008

HCOM 318 ~ Advance Composition Theory and Practice for K-8 Teachers ONLINE ~ 4 credits
Approved from Fall 2003 through Spring 2008

SBS 300 ~ Major ProSeminar:  Theory & Method in the Social and Behavioral Sciences ~ 4 credits 
TOGETHER WITH
SBS 308 ~ Professional Assessment Lab ~2 credits 
Approved from Fall 2004 through Spring 2008

VPA 313 ~ Regional Art History ~ 4 credits
Approved from Fall 2003  through Spring 2008