Writing Across the Curriculum

Undergraduate students must complete a minimum of two Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) courses at Springfield College for a total of 6 semester hours. One course must be taken during or following the student’s third college semester (sophomore, junior, or senior year); this course may be taken in any discipline. The second required course must be taken during or following the student’s fifth college semester (junior or senior year) in the discipline of the student’s major. A course used for WAC credit may also fulfill a General Education category if it is so eligible. The WAC requirement cannot be fulfilled with transfer credit.

Selected courses which fulfill General Education categories are marked with an asterisk both here and within the major and minor program course requirements. Those courses that fulfill the Writing Across the Curriculum requirment are marked with a ‘W’.

Courses that fulfill the WAC requirement:

Courses are also designated in the comment area of the Academic Schedule.

AEXS 401W - Management of Health/Fitness Programs Credits: 3 s.h
ARTS 102*W - Arts and Ideas Credits: 3 s.h.
ARTS 120*W - Contemporary Art Credits: 3 s.h
ARTS 217*W - Arts of the Prehistory to the Renaissance Credits: 3 s.h
ARTS 218*W - Renaissance to Modern Art Credits: 3 s.h
ARTS 219*W - American Art 1700-1900 Credits: 3 s.h
ARTS 221*W - Women Artists in History Credits: 3 s.h
ARTS 382W - Seminar in Teaching Art Credits: 3 s.h
ATPY 203W - Art Therapy with Special Needs Populations Credits: 3 s.h
ATPY 309W - Pre-Practicum in Art Therapy and Art Education Credits: 1-3 s.h
ATRN 305W - Athletic Injury Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Exercise Credits: 3 s.h
ATRN 484W - Senior Fieldwork in Athletic Training-Clinical Fieldwork Sport Component Credits: 1 s.h
ATRN 485W - Senior Fieldwork in Athletic Training-Clinical Fieldwork Athletic Injury Rehabilitation Component Credits: 2 s.h
BIOL 230W - Animal Biology Credits: 3 s.h
BIOL 260*W - General Ecology Credits: 3 s.h
BIOL 280W - Genetics Credits: 3 s.h
BIOL 420W - Cellular Physiology Credits: 3 s.h
CHEM 341W - Analytical Chemistry Credits: 2 s.h
CHEM 342W - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 2 s.h
COMM 120W - Introduction to Journalism Credits: 3 s.h
COMM 211W - Sports Information Credits: 3 s.h
COMM 212W - Sports Writing Credits: 3 s.h
CRIM 325W - Juvenile Delinquency Credits: 3 s.h
CRIM 460W - Criminology Credits: 3 s.h
ECON 301W - Managerial Economics I Credits: 3 s.h
ECON 302W - Managerial Economics II Credits: 3 s.h
EDUC 237*W - Foundations of Multicultural Education Credits: 3 s.h
EDUC 327W - Methods of Teaching Reading and Language Arts in Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms Credits: 6 s.h
EMSM 420W - EMS Management Senior Project Credits: 3 s.h
EMSM 486W - EMS Management Internship Credits: 3 s.h
ENGL 226*W - Creative Writing Credits: 3 s.h
ENGL 241W - Survey of American Literature I Credits: 3 s.h
ENGL 242W - Survey of American Literature II Credits: 3 s.h
ENGL 261*W - Survey of British Literature I Credits: 3 s.h
ENGL 262*W - Survey of British Literature II Credits: 3 s.h
ENGL 270*W - American Nature Writers Credits: 3 s.h
ENGL 301W - Advanced Composition Credits: 3 s.h
ENGL 302W - Business and Technical Writing Credits: 3 s.h
ENGL 305W - Introduction to Writing as a Profession Credits: 3 s.h
ENGL 306*W - Advanced Creative Writing Credits: 3 s.h
ENGL 309W - Children’s Literature Credits: 3 s.h
ENGL 349*W - Modern American Poetry Credits: 3 s.h
FREN 103*W - The Culture of France and Francophone World Credits: 3 s.h
HIST 388W - Studies in History Credits: 3-4 s.h
(Selected Courses Only)
HIST 482W - History Seminar Credits: 3-4 s.h
HLTH 304W - Methods and Materials in Health/Family and Consumer Science Credits: 3 s.h
HLTH 417W - Organization, Administration, and Assessment for the School Health Program Credits: 3 s.h
MATH 101W - Mathematics for Early Childhood and Elementary Education Credits: 3 s.h
MGTE 150W - Introduction to Business Credits: 3 s.h
MGTE 305W - Managerial Supervision Credits: 3 s.h
MGTE 325W - Marketing Management Credits: 3 s.h
MGTE 415W - Proposal and Grant-Writing Credits: 3 s.h
MOST 224W - Motor Learning and Skill Acquisition Credits: 3 s.h
PAST 522W - History Taking and Physical Assessment II Credits: 3 s.h.
PAST 532W - History Taking and Physical Assessment III Credits: 3 s.h.
PHED 308W - Adapted Physical Education Programming Credits: 3 s.h
PHSC 105*W - Physical Science and the Environment Credits: 4 s.h
PHTH 203W - Physical Therapy in the Health Care System Credits: 1 s.h
PHTH 307W - Clinical Concepts in Physical Therapy II Credits: 2 s.h
POSC 340W - Public Policy Credits: 3 s.h
PSYC 211W - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3 s.h
PSYC 250W - Childhood and Adolescent Development Credits: 3 s.h
PSYC 301W - Experimental Design Credits: 3 s.h
PSYC 413W - Psychological Testing Credits: 3 s.h
RHDS 384W - Practicum in Rehabilitation Services Credits: 3-6 s.h
RHDS 386W - Rehabilitation Internship Credits: 6-18 s.h
RSCH 610 - Fundamentals and Methods of Research Credits: 3 s.h.
(PHTH sections only)
SMRT 350W - Public Relations Credits: 3 s.h
SMRT 405W - History and Philosophy of Leisure and Recreation Credits: 3 s.h
SOCI 133W - The YMCA Past, Present, and Future Credits: 3 s.h
SOCI 220W - Families in Society Credits: 3 s.h
SOCI 332*W - Social Gerontology Credits: 3 s.h
SOCI 355W - Theories and Methods of Case Management Credits: 3 s.h
SOCI 415W - Proposal Writing and Fundraising Credits: 3 s.h
SOCI 433W - YMCA Management and Continuity Planning Credits: 3 s.h
SOCI 492W - Social Research and Program Evaluation Credits: 3 s.h

Academic Catalog

Writing Across the Curriculum

Courses that fulfill the WAC requirement: