ENC: English Composition

DEVELOPMENTAL READING AND WRITING I Prerequisite: Appropriate score on PERT or other approved assessment. An integrated reading and writing course designed for students scoring 83 or below on the reading portion of the PERT exam and/or scoring 89 or below on the writing portion of the PERT exam. The course will focus on reading comprehension, vocabulary skills, grammar, and paragraph development. In addition, the course will address the connection between reading and writing through reading response activities.

DEVELOPMENTAL READING AND WRITING II Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in ENC 0017 or appropriate score on PERT or other approved assessment. An integrated reading and writing course designed for students scoring between 84-105 on PERT reading and a 90-102 on PERT writing; or minimum grade of C in ENC 0017. The course will focus on reading comprehension, vocabulary skills, grammar, and essay writing. In addition, the course will address the connection between reading and writing through reading response activities.

FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I Prerequisites: Score of 103 on writing component of PERT or equivalent score on other state-approved entry test or minimum grade of C in ENC 0027 or minimum grade of C EAP 1640C, and a score of 106 on reading component of PERT or equivalent score on other state-approved entry test or minimum grade of C EAP 1620C. This course introduces students to rhetorical concepts and audience-centered approaches to writing including composing processes, language conventions and style, and critical analysis and engagement with written texts and other forms of communication. Minimum grade of C is required if ENC 1101 is used to satisfy Gordon Rule and general education requirements.

FRESHMAN COMPOSITION I - HONORS Same as ENC 1101 with honors content. Honors program permission required.

FRESHMAN COMPOSITION II Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in ENC1101 or 1101H Application of skills learned in ENC 1101. Emphasis on style; use of library; reading and evaluating available sources; planning, writing, and documenting short research paper. Gordon Rule course in which the student is required to demonstrate college-level writing skills through multiple assignments. Minimum grade of C required if ENC 1102 is used to satisfy Gordon Rule and general education requirements.

FRESHMAN COMPOSITION II - HONORS Same as ENC 1102 with honors content. Honors program permission required.

TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION Prerequisite: ENC 1101 or 1101H. Emphasis on clear, simple and precise English. Writing of business letters, office memos, technical reports, proposals and recommendations. Practice in collecting and organizing data and preparing report formats. Includes oral reports and interview techniques.

ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING -LITERARY MAGAZINE. Prerequisite: ENC 1101 or ENC 1101H or IDH 1110 or departmental approval. Writing in a genre of the student's choice. Literary criticism and production of College literary magazine.