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Basic Writing Skills I (ENG 0960)

Term: 2017 Spring Semester

Description

Prerequisites: ACT English score 0-12, or Compass writing score of 0-26, or Accuplacer sentence skills score of 0-55, and one of the following: a minimum score of 18 on the ACT reading, or 81 on the Compass reading, or 85 on the Accuplacer reading, or a minimum grade of C in RDG0750, RDG0900, ENG0990, or ENG0090, or concurrent enrollment in RDG0750 or RDG0900, or have earned 24 college-level semester credit hours.
Primarily emphasizes correct grammatical usage of the English language. Focuses on mechanics, e.g., agreement, sentence structure, punctuation, parallelism, etc. Paragraph writing is also studied. Does not apply toward an Associate Degree.