First Year Writing Requirement & Courses
The Writing Program oversees Dartmouth's First-Year Writing and First-Year Seminar courses. These are foundational liberal arts courses that prepare students to write and think and to engage fully with their intellectual work in every discipline.
Writing Requirement & Scheduling
Information on how to complete the first year writing requirement and how to schedule your courses.
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Differences Between First Year Writing Courses
Discover which first year writing course is best for you.
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Writing 2-3
Learn about Writing 2-3.
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Writing 5
Information about Writing 5.
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First Year Seminar
First-Year Seminars offer every first-year student an opportunity to participate in a course structured around intensive writing, independent research, and small group discussion.
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Humanities 1-2
Students can also fulfill the first-year writing requirement and the first-year seminar requirement by taking both terms of Humanities 1 and 2.
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