Appalachian State University students enroll in a writing course all four years of their undergraduate career, progressing through the University’s vertical writing curriculum with each course. The first two years of writing courses are housed in the Rhetoric and Composition (RC) Program, within the Department of English, where students receive a solid foundation in academic writing and in writing across the curriculum. The remaining two years of writing instruction are located within students’ majors, where they learn the types of writing that are valued in their chosen disciplines. Appalachian’s Vertical Writing Curriculum ensures that each student graduates with well-developed critical thinking skills and competitive writing skills; in turn, graduates leave the University with writing experience that establishes them as professionally desirable and marketable.
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