ANTH 401 Ice Age Humans in North America
College: Arts and Sciences
Department: Anthropology
Type: W
Status: Approved
REPORT ON RECERTIFICATION OF W COURSE: ANTH 401
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 1/1/25 to 1/1/29
We recommend that ANTH 401 Ice Age Humans in North America 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) 35% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 2,600; (3) the instructor to student ratio is 1:15; and (4) the assigned writing is appropriate to the major.
ANTH 401’s writing component consists of a Paleoindian site evaluation a megafauna extinctions short paper. Formative feedback will be provided for both papers via instructor comments on ungraded drafts prior to submitting the final paper. Writing instruction will take place over two partial course sessions, with students being provided an article on how to engage in scientific writing and the instructor lecturing on writing topics.
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 1/1/25 to 1/1/29
We recommend that ANTH 401 Ice Age Humans in North America 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) 35% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 2,600; (3) the instructor to student ratio is 1:15; and (4) the assigned writing is appropriate to the major.
ANTH 401’s writing component consists of a Paleoindian site evaluation a megafauna extinctions short paper. Formative feedback will be provided for both papers via instructor comments on ungraded drafts prior to submitting the final paper. Writing instruction will take place over two partial course sessions, with students being provided an article on how to engage in scientific writing and the instructor lecturing on writing topics.