Writing and Information Literacy (WIL1)

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.

ANTH 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
ANTH 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
ANTH 1023 Topics In: LASP: Div & Sustain 3
ARTH 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
ARTH 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
ARTS 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3-4
ARTS 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3-4
BIOL 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
BIOL 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
CAS 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
CAS 1019 AP Research 3
CAS 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
CHEM 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
CHEM 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
CHIN 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
CHIN 1012 Topics In: FYS: Div Human Exp 3
CHIN 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
CLAS 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
CLAS 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
CRES 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
CRES 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
DNCE 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
DNCE 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
ECON 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
ECON 1013 FYS Latin American Development 3
ECON 1015 Topics In: FYS: Div & Sustain 3
ECON 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
ENGL 1001 Written Expression 3
ENGL 1002 Topics In: Written Expression 3
ENGL 1010 Topics In: FYS: Literature 3
ENGL 1017 Topics In: FYS: Writing 3
ENGL 1020 Topics In: LASP: Literature 3
ENGL 1027 Topics In: LASP: Writing 3
ENVS 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
ENVS 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
FREN 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
FREN 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
FTS 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
FTS 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
FTS 1022 Topics In: LASP: Div Human Exp 3
GEOG 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
GEOG 1014 Topics In: FYS: Sustainability 3
GEOG 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
GEOL 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
GEOL 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 0,4
GERM 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
GERM 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
GRS 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
GRS 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
GSWS 1010 FYS Gender Sexuality Wn's Stdy 3
GSWS 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
HCOL 1000 FY Writing Seminar 0,3
HSOC 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
HST 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
HST 1011 Topics In: FYS: Race in US 3
HST 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
ITAL 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
ITAL 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
JAPN 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
JAPN 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
JS 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
JS 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
LING 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
LING 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
MU 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
MU 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
NSCI 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
NSCI 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
PHIL 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
PHIL 1012 Topics in: FYS: Div Human Exp 3
PHIL 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
POLS 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
POLS 1012 FYS Intro to Political Theory 3
POLS 1013 FYS US Political System 3
POLS 1015 FYS Intro Int'l Relations 3
POLS 1017 FYS Comparative World Politics 3
POLS 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 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
PSYS 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 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 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
RUSS 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
RUSS 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
SOC 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
SOC 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
SPAN 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
SPAN 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
SPCH 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
SPCH 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
THE 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
THE 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
WLIT 1010 Topics In: First-Year Seminar 3
WLIT 1020 Topics In: LASP Seminar 3
WLIT 1022 Topics In: LASP: Div Human Exp 3