ENG 1200 - Composition I

3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs.

An introductory course in critical reading and writing emphasizing the development and communication of ideas in written form and a basic rhetorical understanding of how language communicates facts, ideas, and attitudes. Students apply basic rhetorical concepts in reading and composing texts in several genres; compose texts that integrate the writer’s ideas with those from other texts, including research materials; and develop writing projects through drafting, reviewing, collaborating, revising, rewriting, rereading, and editing.

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility is determined as follows: (1) CUNY Proficiency Index score of 65 or higher; or (2) instructor placement from ESL coursework or placement via the ELSDA, or (3) Q exemption for English, or (4) passing grade in ENG 93A9, or (5) grade of P in UIP ENGRW, or (6) passing grade in CUNY Start, or (7) score of 55 or higher on the CATW and passing score on the CUNY assessment test in reading.
Required Core: English Composition
Department: English