Formerly CS 112. This course is designed to build academic reading skills. Students develop these skills using selections from textbooks and articles in various academic fields. Emphasis is placed on active reading, vocabulary development and comprehension on both the literal and inferential levels. Students may be required to complete this course or its equivalent, CS 096.
Credit is applicable in selected career and certificate programs only.
A departmental exit assessment is required. Formerly CS 113. Intonation, stressed and unstressed vowels, word endings and verb tenses are emphasized. Students practice conversation related to high-frequency public and academic situations. Open only to students who are registered in college skills courses.