Dear Colleagues, If you are interested in teaching a Writing Intensive (WI) course at York in the Winter/Spring of 2027, the Writing Intensive Advisory Committee (WIAC) invites your proposals by August 24th, 2026 (Note: To comply with changes in the publication timeline of class schedules, the deadline has been shifted from its traditional early-Fall slot to late-summer).
We are currently reviewing proposals for:
Please note that the process for submitting proposals for a permanent WI designation was revised as of Sept. 2024: The Writing Across the Curriculum Program (WAC) is particularly interested in expanding the number of lower-division (100- and 200-level) WI offerings. Please note that WI course offerings have enrollment and scheduling implications. Therefore, faculty must have the support of their Department Chair for all proposals submitted to WIAC.
There are three types of Writing Intensive course proposals accepted via our online proposal form:
1) New ad hoc WI course designations are valid for one semester only. To propose a new ad hoc WI section or course: 2) Continuing ad hoc WI designations are valid for one semester only. To propose a continuing ad hoc WI section/course that has been taught by the same instructor: Please note: A syllabus is not required for a section/instructor pair that has been offered as WI before. A syllabus is required for all other proposals, including continuing ad hoc WIs with a new instructor.
3) Continuing ad hoc WI designations are valid for one semester only. To propose a continuing ad hoc WI section/course with a new instructor: Again, if you wish to offer the course as a WI while the permanent designation is pending with the CCC, please submit an ad hoc WI proposal.
New WI designation option: WAC is has implemented a new option for submitting ad hoc WI courses. Under this Faculty Designation model: Department chairs may add the WI designation directly in CourseDog for faculty who appear on the WI Faculty List (this list has been shared with Chairs) Faculty whose courses have been designated as WI in CourseDog will no longer need to submit an ad hoc WI Course Proposal form or syllabus every semester
(Please note: Only faculty who appear on the WI Faculty List are eligible for this option.) We will slowly phase out the current ad hoc process, with the aim of fully implementing the new faculty designation model by Fall 2027. If you would like to be added to the WI Faculty List, please complete the Writing Intensive Faculty Seminar.
Kindly contact your Department Chair to inquire if they will be designating your courses as WI in CourseDog for the Winter/Spring 2027 semesters. If they will not add the WI attribute in CourseDog, then you will need to submit the ad hoc WI Course Proposal as normal.
Please review the attached flyer, which includes information on the support that WAC provides as well as links to helpful resources. We also encourage you to take the WI Faculty seminar, if you have not already done so.
Please contact Shoba Parasram at sparasram@PROTECTED if you have any questions regarding the WI course proposals. Thank you for your continued interest in the WAC Program at York!
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