There are no beginning courses. International students who need a lettter grade for their home university must submit an Undergraduate Student Petition to the Registrar's Office to receive a letter grade option. No courses are offered during the summer. This course is designed to provide intensive practice in the conventions of academic English, emphasizing practice in writing essays in response to readings. Course content includes accurate and appropriate use of grammar, sentence structure, usage, vocabulary, idea development and organization, and style.
Students complete a minimum of five essays and a variety of shorter assignments.
This course prepares students for the Subject A class. EAP and ELP students may also enroll when space is available. There are two ways to pass the course. The course may be repeated once for credit, a second time for workload credit. This course is offered to any student who wants extra help in gaining writing proficiency.