Writing Courses as a Pre-Req

[Ambitious Orange]

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I'm currently a sophomore and Ive been looking at various schools prerequisites. Some of them state they accept humanities and social science classes that are 'writing intensive'. How do schools decide if classes fit this description and is it marked on your application? Thanks in advance.

 

[CaptainWEMT]

Different schools have different rules. Uwisconsin lists the following criteria:

• Strong skills in written communication outside hard science disciplines are critical in medicine. The UW School of Medicine and Public Health therefore requires applicants to take a writing-intensive course in a humanities or social science field in order to gain these skills. Foreign language or introductory composition courses (e.g., ENG 101) will not satisfy this requirement. Courses that meet this requirement satisfy the following criteria:
  • The course should be in a humanities or social sciences field (i.e., no "science writing" courses).
  • Students must be required to complete one substantial research paper (at least eight pages in length).
  • Students must be required to submit a bibliography or works cited page with their substantial research paper.
  • For the course you complete in satisfaction of this requirement, please maintain a copy of the course syllabus and research paper for verification purposes. If we cannot verify that you have met this requirement, you will be required to take an additional course before matriculating.