One option for fulfilling the Technical-Writing Requirement is to petition to have the written communication you expect to do in one of a number of contexts within the college accepted as satisfactory coverage for the requirement. For instance, you might petition to have the writing done in a non-WI (writing-intensive) course, an independent study or an honors project count toward the requirement. To fulfill the requirement in this manner, it is important to notify the College Curriculum Governing Board’s (CCGB) Subcommittee on Technical Writing in the first three weeks of the semester you intend to do the work.

Criteria

• At least 15 pages of finished technical writing;
• At least four discrete writing assignments;
• Revise at least two writing assignments;
• The faculty member will make written comments on the student's papers;
• The faculty member will meet with the student about his/her writing during the semester.

The student must earn a minimum grade of C- in the substitute course, project, or honors program.

The student must obtain petition approval from his/her field program, as well as from the faculty member who will supervise the course/project being proposed.

Submitting a Petition

Students must use the Technical Writing Petition form (PDF) — not the general College Petition form. All supporting material should be submitted in 8.5 x 11, single-sided, hard copy and should be packaged neatly with the petition form.

Petitions must be submitted to the director of ECP by the end of the third week of the semester in which the planned work will be done.