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SCIENTIFIC WRITING

LSC 560
Course Description

Focuses on scientific writing techniques that can be applied to academic papers, scientific journals, grant proposals, and other written and oral professional work in science and technology related fields.

Prerequisites

LSC 212 or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.88

0.77% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.78% from Historical

A Rate
82.35%

-2.09% from Historical

Class Size
17

-14.34% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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