ENG 12A0 - Composition I ALP

3 Credit(s) + 1 Equated Credit(s) Hours: 6 hrs. (2 hrs. lecture, 4 hrs. lab)

College-level reading and writing, and the development of ideas in essays, including how language communicates facts, ideas and attitudes. Writing is practiced as process involving revision based on feedback from readers. College-level essays emphasize close reading and intertextual analysis, and reading across and between texts drawn from various disciplines. This course includes an Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) component for students who are eligible for a corequisite course per CUNY English Proficiency Index guidelines.

Equivalent to ENG 1200 Composition I

Prerequisite(s): This course is open to the ALP Student Group. Eligibility is determined as follows: (1) Score of 50-55 on the CATW AND a Passing score on the CUNY Assessment Test in Reading, or (2) Passing in ENG 93A9, or (3) Instructor approval AND Passing grade in ESL 102 or ESL 91A7, or (4) Grade of “S” or “R” in UIP ENGRW, or (5) CUNY Proficiency Index score of 64 or below.
Required Core: Required Core: English Composition
Department: English