WAE194 is designed to improve students' academic writing skills through the process of prewriting, drafting, revising and editing. The course strives to build fluency and grammatical accuracy at the paragraph and essay level; expand academic vocabulary; develop sentence-level editing and paraphrasing skills; and promote strategies that enhance learner independence and self-awareness. Writing proficiency tests and a midterm are administered to evaluate the mastery of grammatical areas in the context of communicative competence. The final essay exam is evaluated by a committee of WAE instructors to determine if the student possesses the skills necessary to succeed in WRT 101. The GPNC option may not be used. This course may be repeated until a satisfactory grade is achieved.