Academics

Junior Writing Portfolio

Choosing Papers

Specific Requirements for the 4 papers to be included:

1. Papers should be from at least 3 different courses. (Note: Each course in Great Books or SAAJ counts as a separate course.)
2. At least one should be in the student's major. (If you have not yet written a paper in your major, please provide a paper from a related discipline or another appropriate substitution and explain this in your cover letter.)
3. At least one should be research-based (meaning that you consulted and cited secondary sources).
4. One paper (but no more than one) should be from ENG 101 or equivalent (such as Great Books or Social Action and Justice Colloquium). If you do not have anything like this, try to submit a paper written during your freshman year so that you can demonstrate your growth as a writer.
5. The entire portfolio should include approximately 20 pages of writing.

If students cannot meet these exact requirements, they should submit what they have and provide an explanation for any necessary modifications in their cover letter.