IRW 99 - A-Comp (Accelerated Developmental Composition)

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None

English Prerequisites:

[Accuplacer Writing 4 AND Accuplacer Reading 65 or Higher OR
Accuplacer NextGen 245 or Higher OR SAT Reading 25 or Higher OR ACT Reading 18 or Higher] OR
[Accuplacer 5 AND Accuplacer Reading less than 65 OR Accuplacer NextGen lower than 245 OR SAT Reading lower than 25 OR ACT Reading lower than 18]

Math Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: EN 101

Description: Students review and develop skills necessary for proficient college writing. Classroom instruction focuses on the writing process, which includes prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and personal reflection. Students develop both an awareness of voice and an understanding of how writers adapt language for specific audiences and use various public forms and conventions. Conventional mechanics are stressed. Students are required to think, read, and write critically about assigned texts and their own writing.

IRW 99 will scaffold assignments and activities from linked EN 101 class.

Department Consent: No Consent

General Education Distribution Category Met: None