Speech Communication

One (1) Civic Engagement experience satisfied by Civic Engagement Certified or Civic Engagement Component course or approved outside activity.

Many faculty across Kingsborough teach courses that are designated “Writing Intensive.” Faculty who teach these courses recognize that writing about texts we’ve read is the best way to process our thinking about those texts. That is, writing about texts helps us generate, evaluate, and clarify our thinking and recognize where texts are confusing, biased, unclear, and so on. To help students recognize how crucial writing is to the processing of their thinking, Kingsborough implemented a policy whereby students who entered Kingsborough or changed their major in or after Fall 2010 must complete at least one (1) Writing Intensive course before graduation. While there are a variety of options for fulfilling the Writing Intensive requirement, because students might need more time to write about the texts they read in class, Writing Intensive sections are only offered in the Fall and Spring sessions (12-week semester).

To find the courses in all the different departments that are designated as Writing Intensive follow these steps:

• Log on to CUNYfirst

• Select Search for Classes

• Select the Institution from the drop-down menu (i.e., Kingsborough CC)

• Select the Term from the drop-down menu in which you are looking for a Writing Intensive course. 

• Select the Course Attribute drop-down menu and choose Writing Intensive

• Select the Course Attribute Value drop-down menu and choose Writing intensive

• Keep the box labeled Show Open Classes Only checked 

• Finally, click the Search button - the list that results from your search includes all of the writing intensive courses available in the term that you chose

Writing Intensive courses are available in many departments. The key is to look at what courses you need to complete your degree and then enroll in a Writing Intensive course section that satisfies one (1) of your degree requirements.