Vertical Writing Curriculum

The Vertical Writing Curriculum was designed to give students continued support for writing during their careers at Appalachian, with writing experience each year, and a structure to archive writing for both students and the university. Download the fully accessible PDF here.

Infographic explaining each year of the vertical writing curriculum

WAC Video

The following video, WAC Presents: A Guide for Student Writing at ASU, explains the vertical writing curriculum of General Education for undergraduate students at Appalachian. Funded by University College, where WAC is housed, and filmed in the summer of 2010 by Justin Reid with direction and production by Dennis J. Bohr and Travis Rountree, the film explains the connections between courses in Composition and Writing in the Disciplines, with original music by Dave Haney and Lisa Baldwin. Please click here for a transcription of the film.

Contact Us

For information about the Writing Across the Curriculum Program please contact Director Elizabeth Carroll at (828) 262-8164 or e-mail at carrollel@appstate.edu.

Writing Across the Curriculum Program
Appalachian State University
253 Anne Belk Hall
ASU Box 32033
Boone, NC 28608-2033

(828) 262-2075 (office)

Program Links

Writing Across the Curriculum is a unit within Appalachian’s University College. University College consists of the university’s integrated general education curriculum, academic support services, residential learning communities, interdisciplinary degree programs and co-curricular programming – all designed to support the work of students both inside and outside of the classroom.