IRW 99 - A-Comp (Accelerated Developmental Composition)

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

Prerequisites/Other Requirements:

SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing of 390 to 440 OR
Blackboard (English) Assessment of 20 to 30 OR
ACT English and Reading Combined Scores of 26-30 OR
Acculplacer Writing of 5 and NextGen Reading of 248 and under and Accuplacer Writing of 4 (valid October 2018 Forward)

English Prerequisites: None

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 Department Consent Required

General Education Distribution Category Met: None