Application Process

Important Dates

• Info Session: October 5, 2018 4-5:30pm (Angell Hall G219 - Peer Writing Center)
• Application deadline: Winter 2019 deadline is October 22nd at noon. 
• The online application link will be posted here in late September 2018. 
  

Requirements for the application

• Students must have completed their First-Year Writing Requirement with a grade of C or higher. Engineering students must have completed Engineering 100 with a grade of C or higher. Transfer students can complete the FYWR with a transfer course approved by Sweetland.
• Students must have at least three full terms remaining in their academic program.

Materials for application (to be submitted using Online Application Form)

• Writing sample from any college course
• Letter of interest
  
• Unofficial U-M transcript (available through Wolverine Access)

Admission process and criteria

• Submit all materials by the application deadline.
• The admission process is competitive and space is limited. Because space is limited students must complete the minor gateway course, Writing 220: Introduction to the Minor in Writing, in their first semester Minor.
• Application materials are reviewed by a committee of Sweetland faculty, who make admissions recommendations based upon the quality of the writing sample, the reasons given for applying to the minor, and student’s overall academic performance.
• Students are notified of the decision via email prior to the beginning of registration.