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Table of Contents | Areas of Study | English Composition - 10 courses

ENGL100 ( ) -- 0.0 hours Notes: This course is not available for web registration. [ ] IAI:

ENGL101 Rhetoric and Composition I (Fall and Spring) -- 3.0 hours Required of all transfer students. Training and practice in comprehension and expression of written English. Qualifying placement score, grade in DEVE 098/099, or grade of “C” in English 121 required. Placement is still preliminary until a writing sample has been evaluated by the instructor during the first week of class.
Prerequisites: Place into ENGL101 with approved and documented placement test scores (writing & reading) or by completing ENGL121 with a grade of C or better.
Notes: Students are expected to produce a writing sample of connected paragraphs that: 1) summarizes a reading, 2) responds with a focused argument to a specific prompt based on the reading, 3) demonstrates adequate control of the conventions of standard, written American English.
[T] IAI: C1 900

ENGL102 Rhetoric and Composition II (Fall and Spring) -- 3.0 hoursRequired of all transfer students.  Continued training and practice in the comprehension and expression of written English, with emphasis on the research process. A "C" or better is required in this course for degree and/or transfer credit to be issued beginning summer, 1999.  Keyboarding skills required. Prerequisites: ENGL101 with a grade of C or better. Notes: [T] IAI: C1 901R

ENGL105 Creative Writing (Spring) -- 3.0 hoursAn introduction to the principles, problems, and processes involved in creative expression in fiction and/or poetry. Prerequisites: ENGL101 Notes: [T] IAI:

ENGL106 Fiction Writing ( ) -- 3.0 hoursAn introductory study of the techniques of story writing and storytelling with representative samples and readings. Prerequisites: Place into ENGL101 Notes: [ ] IAI:

ENGL119 ( ) -- 0.0 hours Notes: This course is not available for web registration. [ ] IAI:

ENGL120 ( ) -- 0.0 hours Notes: This course is not available for web registration. [ ] IAI:

ENGL121 Communication Skills (Fall and Spring) -- 3.0 hoursImprovement of writing skills, emphasizing both composition and review of grammar.  Placement is preliminary until a writing sample has been examined by the instructor during the first week of class.  Vocational credit cannot be used to fulfill the Communications requirement for the transfer Associate degree.  Keyboarding skills required. Prerequisites: Place into ENGL121 with approved and documented placement test scores (writing & reading) or by completing DEVE099 with a grade of C or better. Notes: [C] IAI:

ENGL122 Technical Communication (Fall) -- 3.0 hoursTechniques of collecting and presenting technical data through the use of research, forms, and procedures.  Both oral and written presentations are emphasized. Keyboarding skills required. Prerequisites: ENGL121 or ENGL101 with a C or better. Notes: [C] IAI:

ENGL140 Human Services Communications (Fall) -- 3.0 hoursImproved skills in letter writing, case notes, and other written communication skills needed in the human services field.  This course is computer-aided. Prerequisites: ENGL101 or ENGL121 with a C or better and BOFF114. Notes: [C] IAI:

[C] indicates a career course.

[T] indicates a transfer course. Transfer courses can be counted towards a transfer degree. Transferability for specific institutions and majors varies. Consult a counselor for this information.

IAI indicates Illinois Articulation Initiative course code(s).