University Writing

Students who want to graduate with University Honors will be interested to know that they can fulfill BYU's general education requirements in first-year and advanced writing by choosing from a select group of courses that will help them refine and further develop their writing skills. These courses, taught by some of the finest writing teachers at the university, engage students in reading and writing experiences that are unlike any students will have encountered previously.

Although first-year students with scores of 3, 4, or 5 on the AP English Literature or English Language exam may bypass the first-year writing course, they are strongly urged to take Honors 150, Honors University Writing. In fact, all first-year students who want to stretch themselves in writing are particularly encouraged to enroll. Research has shown that taking a rigorous college-level writing course will significantly increase a student's ability to earn high grades on challenging writing assignments in other college courses. All students, regardless of the quality of their high school English courses, will find that Honors 150 can enhance their first year of college and improve the skills they acquired earlier. For more about Honors 150, click on the link in the left menu.

In addition to Honors 150, there are Honors 300, Honors Advanced Writing, courses which will give students unique experiences in writing that are rarely offered to undergraduates. Taking one of these courses to fulfill the advanced writing requirement will pay big dividends if you are planning to go to graduate school or if you expect to enter a career in which writing and publishing are prominent. To learn more about these Honors 300 classes, click click on the links in the left menu.