Phase I: Fall Semester
Course Number: ENGL 201A
Preparation for Composition and Reading
Units: 4
Class: 4 hours lecture (GR)
Pre-requisite: Engl 250D/267B or 252B or 259D/269B or 292B or (292EB) or satisfactory multiple-measures assessment of writing skills, and Engl 251D/268B or 252B or 259D/269B or 293B or satisfactory multiple- measures assessment of reading skills.
Description: Introduction to college-level reading and writing of expository prose: Development of college-level reading skills; analysis of texts with an emphasis on non-fiction; expository writing including various modes of developing essays, essay organization; paragraph development; sentence development; and practice in editing/proofreading. 1501.00
AA/AS area 4d
Course Number: ENGL 201B
Preparation for Composition and Reading
Units: 4
Class: 4 hours lecture (GR)
Pre-requisite: Engl 201A
Description: Continuation of college-level reading and writing of expository prose: Development of college-level reading skills; analysis of texts with an emphasis on non-fiction; expository writing including various modes of developing essays, essay organization; paragraph development; sentence development; and practice in editing/proofreading. 1501.00
AA/AS area 4d
Course Number: COUN 224
College Preparedness
Units: 2-3
Class: 2-3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)
Description: Recommended preparation: Coun 200A and 200B Acquisition of college success skills: Time management, good study habits, effective note taking, goal-setting strategies, educational planning, and use of library and other learning resources. 4930.10
Phase II: Spring Semester
Course Number: ENGL 1A
Composition and Reading
Units: 4
Class: 4 hours lecture (GR)
Pre-requisite: Engl 201B or ESL 21B or appropriate placement through multiple-measures assessment
Acceptable for credit: CSU, UC
Description: Reading and writing expository prose: Critical thinking, identifying logical fallacies, and reasoning inductively and deductively. 1501.00
AA/AS area 4a, 4d; CSU area A2; IGETC area 1A
Course Number: COUN 221
Preparing for College/University Transfer
Units: .5-1
Class: .5-1 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)
Description: In-depth information and assistance with the transfer process to four-year colleges and universities: Lower-division major and general education requirements, college/university selection, admission procedures, application deadlines, financial aid, and scholarship information. Students will receive the information necessary to develop a Student Educational Plan (SEP) for transfer. 4930.10