The Guarantee
Lindenwood University guarantees that its graduates are proficient and successful communicators. The University evaluates each student’s proficiency in written communication not only in the freshman composition courses but also following the completion of the second composition course, when a writing-proficiency assessment is given. Based on the results of that assessment, any student who needs to sharpen competencies in grammar, punctuation, or syntax takes an additional writing course, ENG 21000 Writing Proficiency Lab, prior to graduation. This ensures that any student who graduates from Lindenwood masters the writing abilities necessary for success in the professional world and everyday life. As the Association of American Colleges has stated, “A bachelor’s degree should mean that its holders can read, write, and speak at levels of distinction and have been given many opportunities to learn how. It also should mean that many do so with style.”