Welcome to Florida State's First Year Composition site

Florida State University’s English Department has a wealth of programs and activities to foster excellence in writing. Programs in Creative Writing and in Rhetoric and Composition comprise significant portions of the department’s curriculum.

Specialized studies in each of these areas are available to both graduate and undergraduate students. In addition, undergraduates who need to satisfy FSU’s writing requirement before they graduate will want to acquaint themselves with the pages dedicated to the First-Year Composition Program. Graduate and prospective graduate students who are interested in teaching one of the first-year composition classes should see the Information for Teachers (TAs).