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College Writing Program
About the College Writing Program
The College Writing course sequence fulfills the general education requirements for freshman rhetoric. Students must earn a minimum grade of C or higher in each course to be permitted to go on to the next course in the sequence.
The courses in the sequence include: ENGL111A: College Writing I or ENGL111B: College I Plus, ENGL112A: College Writing II or ENGL112B: College Writing II Plus, and ENGL113: College Writing III. Students must complete the whole sequence unless they have transfer credit for some or all of the required courses or if they qualify for ENGL124: Freshman Seminar in Writing.
College Writing courses focus on the writing process, understanding the rhetorical situation, and utilizing genre conventions and forms. An emphasis on strong organization, clear thesis statements, strong development, and knowledge of APA conventions is taught throughout the three courses of the sequence.
Students entering the College Writing Program may select between two course options depending on their level of skill and confidence.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the College Writing course sequence, students should be able to:
- Engage in multiple genres, applying rhetorically appropriate composing, citation, style, and design features
- Understand the value of multiple drafts, collaboration, and constructive feedback
- Possess an awareness of the conventions of academic research processes, documentation, and linguistic structures through practice composing and revising
- Demonstrate the ability to locate, evaluate, and synthesize source material by producing a substantial research project
- Identify writing strategies and practices that work well for their own individual composing processes
- Use writing and reading for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating
Mission Statement
La Sierra University's College Writing Program serves students across all university degree programs. Our goal is to help students to develop critical thinking and writing skills necessary for future academic success.
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