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RWS 305W - Writing in Various Settings

RWS 305W: Writing in Various Settings (3 units) at San Diego State University. 50 sections offered in Spring 2027, with meeting times, instructors, and seat counts. Prerequisites: Completion of lower division GE Area 1. Junior or senior standing. RWS 200, or AFRAS 200, or AMIND 225, or CCS200, or ECL 200, or LING 200, or PHIL 200, or RWS 220 with a grade of C- (1.7) or better. Counts toward Asian Studies, B.A. (2026-27), Asian Studies, B.A. (2025-26).

3 units
  • Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
  • English
  • Upper Division Major Electives
Offered: Offered every term

Counts toward

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Composing effective texts for a wide range of situations in and out of the university. Learning to adjust textual elements for specific purposes, audiences, and settings. Enhances critical reading and writing skills by exploring how content contributes to meaning and effectiveness.
Prerequisites
Completion of lower division GE Area 1. Junior or senior standing. RWS 200, or AFRAS 200, or AMIND 225, or CCS200, or ECL 200, or LING 200, or PHIL 200, or RWS 220 with a grade of C- (1.7) or better.

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Who can take it
Junior or senior standing.
Grading
LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC
Catalog notes
Satisfies the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) for students who get a minimum grade of C or Cr. Upper-division courses should only be taken by students who have completed 60 semester units or more. In exceptional cases, a student who has completed fewer than 60 units may enroll in upper division courses. International students are advised to take LING 305W.

50 sections in Spring 2027

Class #2956· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Wed 3:30 PM-4:45 PM · PSFA 413
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Linda Borgen3.7(121)
Class #2958· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue 9:30 AM-10:45 AM · SH 316
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Cara Thompson4.6(20)
Class #2959· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue 9:30 AM-10:45 AM · HH 218
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Marla Williams5.0(9)
Class #2962· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue, Thu 9:30 AM-10:45 AM · PSFA 136
Class #2966· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Thu 11:00 AM-12:15 PM · AH 2111
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Marla Williams5.0(9)
Class #2967· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Thu 11:00 AM-12:15 PM · AH 2116
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Jason Phillips3.6(36)
Class #2969· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue, Thu 11:00 AM-12:15 PM · SH 113
Class #2970· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue, Thu 11:00 AM-12:15 PM · COM 205
Class #2972· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue 12:30 PM-1:45 PM · SSW 3630
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Nolana Nerhan4.2(66)
Class #2974· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue, Thu 12:30 PM-1:45 PM · SH 126
Class #2975· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue 2:00 PM-3:15 PM · PSFA 413
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Kimball Taylor4.5(68)
Class #2976· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Thu 2:00 PM-3:15 PM · E 328
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Siobhan White4.4(69)
Class #2978· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue 3:30 PM-4:45 PM · SH 221
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Nicole Meehan4.5(24)
Class #2980· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Thu 3:30 PM-4:45 PM · SH 221
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Nicole Meehan4.5(24)
Class #2981· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue 7:00 PM-9:40 PM · SH 104
Class #2982· Online, any time · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
No set meeting time · ONLINE
Class #2986· Online, any time · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
No set meeting time · ONLINE
Class #2991· Online, any time · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
No set meeting time · ONLINE
Class #2951· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Wed 2:00 PM-3:15 PM · SH 316
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Linda Borgen3.7(121)
Class #2953· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Wed 2:00 PM-3:15 PM · PSFA 326
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Alex Farugia4.7(73)
Class #2979· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Thu 3:30 PM-4:45 PM · HH 146
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Kimball Taylor4.5(68)
Class #9714· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue, Thu 12:30 PM-1:45 PM · COM 206
Class #2987· Online, any time · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
No set meeting time · ONLINE
Class #2988· Online, any time · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
No set meeting time · ONLINE
Class #2990· Online, any time · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
No set meeting time · ONLINE
Class #2992· Online, any time · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
No set meeting time · ONLINE
Class #2955· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Mon 3:30 PM-4:45 PM · PSFA 413
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Linda Borgen3.7(121)
Class #7962· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Wed 4:00 PM-6:40 PM · PSFA 136
Class #2960· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Thu 9:30 AM-10:45 AM · SH 316
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Jennifer Sager4.2(120)
Class #2961· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Thu 9:30 AM-10:45 AM · HH 218
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Marla Williams5.0(9)
Class #2963· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue 11:00 AM-12:15 PM · LSN 111
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Jason Phillips3.6(36)
Class #2968· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Thu 11:00 AM-12:15 PM · LSN 111
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Betsy Robertson4.2(18)
Class #2973· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Thu 12:30 PM-1:45 PM · AH 2103
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Marla Williams5.0(9)
Class #2977· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue, Thu 2:00 PM-3:15 PM · HH 218
Class #9715· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue, Thu 2:00 PM-3:15 PM · LH 247
Class #2984· Online, any time · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
No set meeting time · ONLINE
Class #2985· Online, any time · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
No set meeting time · ONLINE
Class #2989· Online, any time · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
No set meeting time · ONLINE
Class #2950· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Mon 2:00 PM-3:15 PM · SH 316
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Linda Borgen3.7(121)
Class #7964· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue, Thu 11:00 AM-12:15 PM · ENS 106
Class #2948· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Mon 2:00 PM-3:15 PM · AH 2113
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Jill Holslin3.7(124)
Class #2949· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Mon 2:00 PM-3:15 PM · NE 278B
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Alex Farugia4.7(73)
Class #2965· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue 11:00 AM-12:15 PM · AH 2111
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Nolana Nerhan4.2(66)
Class #2952· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Wed 2:00 PM-3:15 PM · AH 2113
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Candice Simmons5.0(33)
Class #2954· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Mon, Wed 2:00 PM-3:15 PM · SH 126
Class #2957· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Wed 3:30 PM-4:45 PM · SH 124
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Dylan Pliskin5.0(10)
Class #7963· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Wed 7:00 PM-9:40 PM · SH 216
Class #2971· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue 12:30 PM-1:45 PM · AH 2103
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Marla Williams5.0(9)
Class #2983· Online, any time · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
No set meeting time · ONLINE
Class #2964· Part online, part in-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
30 of 30 seats open
Tue 11:00 AM-12:15 PM · HH 146
TBA (not set yet) · ONLINE
To be Announced,Cara Thompson4.6(20)

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