ENG-0900 - Introduction to Composition (3)

Prerequisite: ENG 0800

Students in this course prepare for college-level writing. Students concentrate on developing writing skills needed to continue on to ENG 1010 , Composition and Rhetoric. Students write unified, coherent paragraphs that express ideas effectively through consideration of audience and purpose. By the end of the semester, students demonstrate their ability to write several types of paragraphs with clearly worded topic sentences and to form a basic essay of about five hundred words mostly free of grammatical, mechanical, and structural errors. To pass the course, students must write a passing exit essay. Students receive grades of pass (P), fail (F), or in progress (IP). Students pay tuition equal to a three credit hour course. Students may not use this course for graduation. Students should refer to the schedule of classes for sections of this course taught in a computer lab and/or using an online writing lab. Students must pay an additional lab fee when taking this course in a computer-assisted classroom.