COMP 01103 - Foundations for College Writing

Credits: 3

This free elective writing course is portfolio-based and introduces students to college-level writing and to composing practices that emphasize multi-stage writing through multiple modes of composition and reflection. It guides students to produce focused and coherent writing, and it addresses grammar and mechanics within the context of students’ writing. Students are placed in this course based on department placement criteria. Upon successful completion of this course, students move to Intensive College Composition I (COMP 01105).

Prerequisite Courses: COMP 01102 or an SAT Verbal and Writing (S97) score of less than 891, or an SAT (S11) score between 200 and 430, or an ACT Combined English and Writing (A07) score of less than 18, or an ACT English Language Arts (A13) score of less than 16, or an FYW score code of Y is required as a prerequisite to COMP 01103.
Course Attributes: CAT, UGRD
Academic Department: Writing Arts