UO Composition Program
In the Composition Program, we support student learning through our program-wide learning outcomes.
Located in Tykeson Hall, the Composition Program serves thousands of students across campus each year. At the University of Oregon, all undergraduate students are required to pass two writing courses (WR 121Z and WR 122Z or WR 123) with the minimum grade of C- or P at the start of their undergraduate degree. Students are strongly advised to complete these courses by the end of their sophomore year. See information about placements, exemptions, petitions and waivers.
Fulfilling the writing requirement ensures that students are prepared for the college-level writing that will be demanded of them in their respective fields and disciplines.
Here you can find helpful information about the University of Oregon writing requirement, composition program policies, and writing resources across campus. In the Composition Program, we support student learning through our program-wide learning outcomes:
- Develop arguments in multiple genres that are relevant to students and to the audiences to which they’re addressed.
- Engage with primary, scholarly, and public sources to enrich a process of inquiry and inform students’ writing.
- Analyze how writers reflect, challenge, and transform their discourse communities, including in their relationship to formal and stylistic conventions.
- Recognize lived experience as a source of authority in writing, reading, and discourse.
- Give and receive constructive feedback; revise based on feedback, further research, and reflection.
- Apply the processes and strategies of writing to engage with new contexts and communities in the University of Oregon and beyond it.
Learn from Experts in the Field
Faculty in the Composition Program teach lower- and upper-division writing to over 7,000 students per year across over 100 classrooms per term. Our foundational 100-level writing courses are required for all UO students. The courses are taught by award-winning teachers comprised of both graduate employees who have completed an intensive year-long training and experienced instructors from writing-related fields.
Writing Support Services
There are three easy ways for any student enrolled in a 100-level WR class to use the Writing Lab: Book an individual tutoring appointment when needed; sign up for a WR 199 SPST lab course; stop by drop-in hours.
Scholarships & Funding
Students can seek funding through the College of Arts and Sciences, which awards various scholarships both to incoming students and to those already attending the UO.
Academic Support
Our academic advisors can help students understand their major or minor requirements, plan their course of study, explore study abroad opportunities, and more.