The Institute for Writing and Rhetoric
- The Institute for Writing and Rhetoric oversees writing instruction at Dartmouth, and administers Writing 2, 3 and 5, as well as the First-Year Seminars.
- The Institute for Writing and Rhetoric also offers courses in Speech, including Public Speaking, Persuasive Public Speaking, Environmental Rhetoric, Argumentation, and Speechwriting (see next page).
- All students must successfully complete either WRIT 2-3 or WRIT 5 (unless they are exempted from WRIT 5) and a First-Year Seminar during their first year. (HUM 1-2 is an alternative to the seminar.)
- Students exempted from WRIT 5 must take their First-Year Seminar in the fall or HUM 1 in the fall followed by HUM 2 in the winter.
- Students who will take WRIT 5 will be assigned either a fall or winter WRIT 5 section; the assigned term cannot be changed. Those who take WRIT 5 in the fall must take their First-Year Seminar in the winter. Those assigned WRIT 5 in the winter must take their First-Year Seminar in the spring.
- Students placed into WRIT 2/3 will take WRIT 2 in the fall, WRIT 3 in the winter, and will complete the First-Year Seminar in the spring.
Courses for the Interested First-Year Student
- WRIT 2/3 (fall-winter sequence, based on placement)
- WRIT 5 (fall or winter, based on placement)
- First-Year Seminar (department courses numbered 7; fall, winter or spring)
- HUM 1/2
- WRIT 8: Writing with Media
- Speech Courses:
- SPEE 20: Public Speaking (fall, winter, spring)
- SPEE 24: Argumentation in Speech and Writing
- SPEE 25: Persuasive Public Speaking (winter)
- SPEE 28: Environmental Rhetoric
- SPEE 30: Speechwriting (spring)
Other Information
The Institute for Writing and Rhetoric also includes peer-tutorial programs – RWIT and the Writing Assistance Program – that support students in their writing, research, and new media activities.
Writing and Rhetoric home page
