All freshman are required to take first-year writing. Students can fulfill the requirement in several ways:
- Complete CWRTG 1 or 1B with a grade of C- or higher (2 credits)
- Complete CWRTG 1A and 2A (4 credits)
- Complete CWRTG 3 (8 credits, 4 credits in both the fall and spring semesters)
Students who earn below a C- in CWRTG1 or CWRTG 1B are required to take CWRTG 2A or CWRTG 2 to fulfill their first-year writing requirement

