Technical writing across the curriculum: process, problems, and progress

The Colorado School of Mines (USA) are currently developing a writing across the curriculum (WAC) program for their students, all of whom are engineering or applied science majors. The program consists of three major facets: a writing-intensive first year course; two writing-intensive EPICS (design) courses in the first and second year; and four writing-intensive courses in the major. All of these WAC efforts are strongly supported by a Writing Center staffed by a Writing Program Administrator and two full-time writing lecturers.