AGEC 429 Agricultural and Food Policy
College: Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department: Agricultural Economics
Type: W
Status: Approved
REPORT ON RECERTIFICATION OF W COURSE: AGEC 429
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 1/1/2026 to 1/1/2030
We recommend that AGEC 429 Agricultural Policy be certified as a writing (W) course. We have reviewed a representative syllabus and have determined that the course meets or exceeds the following criteria: (1) 50.87% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 2,500; (3) the instructor to student ratio is 3:51; and (4) the assigned writing is appropriate to the major.
AGEC 429’s individual writing component consists of an agricultural advocacy paper, an agricultural or food policy analysis, and homework problem sets. Students receive formative feedback via comments from the instructor and assistant graders on initial and revised drafts of all assignments. Writing instruction takes place over parts of several course lectures, and a departmental writing guide is made available on the course website.
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 1/1/2026 to 1/1/2030
We recommend that AGEC 429 Agricultural Policy be certified as a writing (W) course. We have reviewed a representative syllabus and have determined that the course meets or exceeds the following criteria: (1) 50.87% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 2,500; (3) the instructor to student ratio is 3:51; and (4) the assigned writing is appropriate to the major.
AGEC 429’s individual writing component consists of an agricultural advocacy paper, an agricultural or food policy analysis, and homework problem sets. Students receive formative feedback via comments from the instructor and assistant graders on initial and revised drafts of all assignments. Writing instruction takes place over parts of several course lectures, and a departmental writing guide is made available on the course website.