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Course Approval Process

Interest in WI courses initiates at the departmental level. If an interested faculty member receives a summer course development grant to develop a course or attends a WI summer faculty seminar, his or her course is automatically approved. Otherwise, the following steps apply:

1. Faculty members, chairs and directors can submit WI course proposals any time with departmental approval, including a short narrative, a syllabus and a transmittal form, to the WAC program. Electronic submission is preferred by e-mailing proposal materials to wac@gsu.edu.
2. The WAC subcommittee of APACE will review the course proposal using the WI course approval form. The committee will approve the proposal or reject the proposal and specify revisions. Proposals can be resubmitted to repeat the proposal process.
3. Faculty members, chairs, and directors can also apply for writing consultants to help with the course workload.
4. Courses will be reviewed periodically for WAC Program assessment purposes and Academic Program Review.

Model Grant Proposal

Each year, WAC provides grants for professors who incorporate WAC pedegogy into courses that have not previously been associated with WAC.   To be considered for the grant, professors must submit a grant proposal along with a sample syllabus, both of which should focus on the use of WAC methodology in the classroom.  If the proposal and syllabus are accepted, the professor receives a grant to incorporate the changes and the course receives a WI (Writing Intensive) distinction.  Professors teaching WI courses also receive the opportunity to apply for a writing consultant, a graduate student who provides course-specific writing assistance for the students.

For more information on receiveing the WI distinction for a class see the section on writing intensive courses.  Also, examine the model grant proposals presented below.  Of course, all proposals will vary according to course type and content, but the following examples should give you an idea of the type of information we hope to receive in grant proposals.  If you have any questions, or if you would like to see other examples, feel free to contact us for more information.

Model Proposals