The Writing Institute offers programs and resources for undergraduate students across the University of Pittsburgh, from support for first-year writers navigating their composition requirement to specialized certificates for students ready to deepen their work.
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- Incoming students: The directed self-placement process is designed to help you choose the first-year composition course that's the best fit for you.
- After completing their composition requirement, Dietrich School students take two writing-intensive courses. Explore writing-intensive courses available across the Dietrich School.
- The Public Communication of Science and Technology undergraduate certificate is an 18-credit interdisciplinary program open to Dietrich School students.
- The Disability Studies undergraduate certificate is an 18-credit interdisciplinary program open to students across the University.
- The First-Year Engineering Composition Program is designed specifically for SSOE students, integrating writing instruction with their first-year engineering coursework.