ENG 110A - Writing I (ALP)

Credit Hours: 3
Core 42: MOTR ENGL 100 - Composition I

One of two paired courses that make up ALP (Accelerated Learning Program), ENG 110A is an introduction to college-level writing in which students develop critical reading and writing skills. The emphasis in reading has students locating, evaluating and synthesizing information in an analytical and ethical manner. The emphasis in writing develops students’ understanding of the ways writers generate and express ideas of different purposes to various kinds of audiences across a range of context, including social, academic and professional. Students work on argumentation, rhetorical analysis and editing for clarity, style and conventions. Students enrolled in ENG 110A must also be concurrently enrolled in ENG 100A and must earn a grade of C or better to progress to ENG 210 or ENG 221. Students may not receive credit for both ENG 110 and ENG 110A.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of the Directed Self-Placement for Writing Classes or C or Better in ENG 100, ENG 100A, or ENG 101.
Co-requisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in the same numbered ENG 100A section.

Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0

Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring