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The College
Mission
Civil Rights Regulations Statement
Academic Calendar
Class Periods
Admission Requirements
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Academic Policies
Disability Services
Advising
Academic Opportunities
Programs of Instruction
Course Descriptions
- AMST - American Studies
- ARAB - Arabic
- ARTH - Art History
- ARTS - Studio Art
- ASN - Asian Studies
- BICH - Biochemistry
- BIO - Biology
- BLST - Black Studies
- BOSP - Barack Obama Scholars Program
- CHEM - Chemistry
- CHIN - Chinese Studies
- COGS - Cognitive Science
- CWP - College Writing Program
- COMP - Computer Science
- CORE - Core Program
- CSLC - Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture
- CTSJ - Critical Theory and Social Justice
- DWA - Diplomacy & World Affairs
- ECON - Economics
- EDUC - Education
- ENGL - English
- FREN - French
- FYS - First Year Seminars
- GEO - Geology
- GERM - German
- GRK - Greek
- GWSS - Gender Women and Sexuality Studies
- HIST - History
- INT - Internships
- JAPN - Japanese Studies
- KINE - Kinesiology
- LANG - Language
- LATN - Latin
- LING - Linguistics
- LLAS - Latino/a and Latin American Studies
- MAC - Media Arts and Culture
- MATH - Mathematics
- MUSA - Music Applied Study
- MUSC - Music
- PHAC - Physical Activities
- PHIL - Philosophy
- PHYS - Physics
- POLS - Politics
- PSYC - Psychology
- PUBH - Public Health
- RELS - Religious Studies
- RUSN - Russian
- SOC - Sociology
- SPAN - Spanish
- THEA - Theater
- UEP - Urban & Environmental Policy
Graduate Study
Tuition, Fees, and Expenses
Financial Aid
Veterans Benefits
Key Policies
Administration
Faculty

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2025-2026 Catalog > Course Descriptions > CWP - College Writing Program

CWP - College Writing Program

CWP 135 Occidental Weekly Practicum
CWP 197 Independent Study
CWP 201 The Art of Essay Writing
CWP 235 Visual Rhetoric: Communication through Pictures and/or Words
CWP 250 Topics in Writing with the Community
CWP 265 Feminist Rhetorics and Social Change
CWP 275 Popular Science Writing
CWP 285 Principles of Journalism I: Covering News Across Media
CWP 286 Principles of Journalism II: Narrative Nonfiction: True Stories Told Well
CWP 287 Rhetorical Fault Lines: Journalism, Persuasion, Propaganda
CWP 295 Argument and Rhetoric Across the Disciplines
CWP 297 Independent Study
CWP 301 Creative Nonfiction
CWP 393 Directed Research
CWP 395 Theory and Pedagogy of Writing
CWP 495 Writing Fellows Practicum
CWP 497 Independent Study

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