REPORT ON RECERTIFICATION OF W COURSE: GERM 310
 
CERTIFICATION PERIOD: 1/1/23 to 1/1/27                  
 
We recommend that GERM 310 Composition 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) 55% of the final grade is based on writing quality; (2) the total number of words is 2100; (3) the instructor to student ratio is 1:20; and (4) the assigned writing is appropriate to the major.
 
Students write three essays in German, and each is given detailed written instructor feedback on a first draft. Instruction is the major element of this composition course, and it includes group work, individual work, homework, and in-class activities that expose students to different forms of writing in German.