C100: Introduction to Humanities

Introduction to Humanities builds essential critical-thinking and communication skills through literature, the arts, and philosophy — the reasoned, analytical response every civic and professional adult needs.

What C100 covers

This introductory course allows candidates to practice essential writing, communication, and critical thinking skills necessary to engage in civic and professional interactions as mature, informed adults.

Whether through literature, visual/performing arts, or philosophy, the course stresses forming reasoned, analytical, and articulate responses to cultural and creative works.

The C100 performance assessment

Expect a performance assessment requiring you to analyze a specific creative work (literary, visual, or philosophical) with a reasoned, articulate response.

Key topics in C100

• Literature, visual, and performing arts analysis
• Philosophical reasoning
• Reasoned, analytical responses to creative works

Writing tips for C100

Follow the task instructions and rubric line by line

WGU performance assessments for C100 are graded against a fixed rubric — every rubric line has to be visibly addressed, usually with a labeled heading that mirrors the rubric language. Skipping a rubric point because it seems minor is the single most common reason a competent submission comes back "Not Yet Competent" for revision.

Because WGU is self-paced, don't let "no deadline pressure" become no submission

There's no weekly due date forcing progress, which means procrastination costs more at WGU than at a traditional term-based school — a stalled task can quietly eat weeks of a term. Treat your own target date for the C100 assessment as a real deadline.

Ground abstract concepts in a concrete example or case

Gen-ed courses like C100 often reward analysis that's grounded in a specific example, case, or scenario rather than discussing concepts purely in the abstract. Evaluators are checking whether you can apply the concept, not just define it.

Why students seek help with C100

Students sometimes describe a creative work without the analytical, reasoned response the course specifically requires — the rubric typically wants genuine analysis, not description or summary.

How GradeEssays helps with C100

Share your creative work and rubric, and your writer will build a genuinely analytical, reasoned response, not a descriptive summary.

Prerequisites and program context

C100 has no prerequisites.

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