Courses that fulfill the WIL1 requirement include assignments and activities that develop the four Foundational Writing and Information Literacy learning goals: rhetorical discernment, information literacy, critical reading, and substantive revision. Rhetorical discernment is the ability to write appropriately for different audiences, contexts, and purposes. Information literacy is the ability to pose appropriate questions and find reliable, relevant, and useful information to answer them. Information literacy also includes the ability to integrate sources into writing and to document sources correctly. Critical reading is the ability to identify, understand, and communicate the main ideas of a text and evaluate the evidence or strategies used to support those ideas. Substantive revision requires approaching writing as a process that includes rethinking ideas and organization, not merely copyediting and correcting mistakes.
Students are required to take 1 WIL1 course, preferably during their first year at UVM.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| ARTH 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| ARTH 1020 | Topics In: LASP Writing | 3 |
| ARTS 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3-4 |
| ARTS 1014 | FYS Perspectives on Art Making | 4 |
| BIOL 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| BIOL 1020 | Topics In: LASP Writing | 3 |
| CAS 1019 | AP Research | 3 |
| CLAS 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| DNCE 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| ECON 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| ENGL 1001 | Written Expression | 3 |
| ENGL 1002 | Topics In: Written Expression | 3 |
| ENGL 1010 | Topics In: FYS: Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 1014 | Topics In: FYS: Sustainability | 3 |
| ENGL 1017 | Topics In: FYS: Arts | 3 |
| ENGL 1027 | Topics In: LASP Arts Writing | 3 |
| FTS 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| GEOG 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| GEOG 1020 | Topics In: LASP Writing | 3 |
| GSWS 1010 | FYS: Intro to GSWS | 3 |
| HCOL 1000 | FY Writing Seminar | 0,3 |
| HST 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| HST 1011 | Topics In: FYS: Race in US | 3 |
| JAPN 1012 | Topics in: FYS: Div Human Exp | 3 |
| LING 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| MU 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| PHIL 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| PHIL 1012 | Topics in: FYS: Div Human Exp | 3 |
| POLS 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| POLS 1013 | FYS US Political System | 3 |
| POLS 1015 | FYS Intro Int'l Relations | 3 |
| POLS 1026 | LASP: Global Gender Inequality | 4 |
| PSYS 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| PSYS 1012 | Topics in: FYS: Div Human Exp | 3 |
| REL 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| REL 1011 | Topics In: FYS: Race in US | 3 |
| REL 1012 | Topics in: FYS: Div Human Exp | 3 |
| REL 1014 | Topics In: FYS: Sustainability | 3 |
| SOC 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| THE 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| WLIT 1010 | Topics In: First-Year Seminar | 3 |
| WLIT 1022 | Topics In: LASP: Div Human Exp | 3 |