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Prerequisite: ENGL 009 or ENGL 010 or ENGL 099 with a grade of "C" or better or appropriate placement. Recommended Preparation: READ 019 (Formerly ENGL 019) The standard course in freshman English. The course seeks to improve the student's ability to understand serious and complex prose and to improve the student's ability to write an exposition that is thoughtful and clear, including the production of a well-documented research paper. (CSU, UC)

Prerequisite: ENGL 009 or ENGL 010 or ENGL 099 with a grade of "C" or better or appropriate placement. Recommended Preparation: READ 019 (Formerly ENGL 019) The standard course in freshman English. The course seeks to improve the student's ability to understand serious and complex prose and to improve the student's ability to write an exposition that is thoughtful and clear, including the production of a well-documented research paper. (CSU, UC)

Prerequisite: ESL 005 with a grade of "C" or better or appropriate placement. Recommended Preparation: Concurrent enrollment in an appropriate reading class. Preparation for ENGL 009. Provides developmental instruction approaching the college level in paragraph and short essay writing. (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)

Prerequisite: ESL 005 with a grade of "C" or better or appropriate placement. Recommended Preparation: Concurrent enrollment in an appropriate reading class. Preparation for ENGL 009. Provides developmental instruction approaching the college level in paragraph and short essay writing. (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)

Prerequisite: ENGL 008 or ENGL 097 or ENGL 098 with a grade of "C" or better or appropriate placement. Preparation for ENGL 110. The course seeks to facilitate the student's mastery of the short essay at the college level. The course follows in sequence from ENGL 008 (ENGL 098). (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)

Prerequisite: ENGL 008 or ENGL 097 or ENGL 098 with a grade of "C" or better or appropriate placement. Preparation for ENGL 110. The course seeks to facilitate the student's mastery of the short essay at the college level. The course follows in sequence from ENGL 008 (ENGL 098). (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)

Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ESL 003 or higher by appropriate placement. This is a course designed to provide supplemental work for students in regular writing classes or for independent study. Individual assignments are given for improving problem areas in grammar, usage, spelling, and rhetorical skills. Students can also work to eliminate non-English language interference. The course is designed to assist students in any course(s) writing skills. The 36 required hours will be set by the student and must be completed in the Reading/Writing Lab. Students must check in the lab in order to receive credit for the hours they have worked. This is class will begin in the fourth week of the regular semester, and students must check in at the Reading/Writing Lab during the fourth or fifth week of the semester. (Nontransferable, nondegree applicable)