Understand the WIM Requirement

WIM Courses and the Writing and Rhetoric 1 and 2 Requirements

WIM courses cannot fulfill the first- and second-year Writing and Rhetoric requirements. For information on courses fulfilling the first- and second-level Writing and Rhetoric requirements, review the following resources:

• Writing and Rhetoric requirement
• The Stanford Bulletin

WIM Requirements for Students with Double-Majors or Individually Designed Majors

• Double-majors must complete a WIM course within each of their majors.
• Students with Individually Designed Majors (IDMs) fulfill the WIM requirement by completing a regularly designated WIM course. This WIM course needs to be approved as pertinent to the IDM by the primary advisor.

University vs. Department / Program Writing Requirements

The university requires students to complete at least one approved writing-intensive course in each of their majors. However, a department or program may require its students to complete more than one such course. For further information, consult department and program descriptions in the Stanford Bulletin.