ENGL388W

Writing Center Internship

Prerequisite: Permission of the Writing Center (1205 Tawes Hall). Repeatable to 12 credits. Examines face-to-face and online writing center theory and practice through readings, exercises, and supervised tutoring. Students investigate the writing process and help other writers to negotiate it. Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 12 credits. To apply, go to http://www.english.umd.edu/academics/writingcenter/ internship. Students taking ENGL388W for the first time should register for section 0101 for 4 credits. When taking the course a gain in subsequent semesters, students should register for 2001.

Sister Courses: ENGL388B, ENGL388C, ENGL388D, ENGL388E, ENGL388M, ENGL388P, ENGL388T, ENGL388V

Spring 2026

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.84 between 401 students*

ENGL388W Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065707580859095% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 6.23%
A: 67.33%
A+: 19.45%
B-: 0.75%
B: 2%
B+: 1.5%
C-: 0.25%
C+: 0.25%
F: 0.25%
W: 2%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.