W Center Resources

DePauw’s Writing Program begins with a writing intensive First-Year Seminar, builds with a required writing-competency or ‘W’ course during the sophomore year, and culminates with demonstrated writing competency within the major. This last feature in particular marks DePauw’s embrace of the idea that the nature and role of writing varies across disciplines. Writing for different purposes and audiences must be tailored to demands inherent in the disciplines themselves. Regardless of one’s chosen major, a DePauw education emphasizes the importance of writing to thinking and learning.

Writing Center tutors are well-prepared to give you feedback and suggestions for any writing assignment. Visit the W Center to talk over essays that you're working on, no matter what the discipline. Students enrolled in writing-intensive classes, such as First-Year Seminars, W Courses, and Senior Seminars, may find it especially helpful to discuss assignments and essay drafts with a W Tutor.