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2017-2018 EIU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENG 1001G - College Composition I: Critical Reading & Source-Based Writing.


(3-0-3). (Graded A, B, C, N/C).  College Composition I focuses on informative, analytical, evaluative, and persuasive writing and introduces students to college-level research. Students will develop sound writing processes, produce cogent writing, strengthen analytical reading skills, and work with sources. C1 900R  WC

Prerequisites & Notes:
Passing grade (“C” or better) in ENG 1000 or direct placement into ENG 1001G. Students who have either a minimum high school GPA of 3.00 or a minimum ACT-English score of 18/SAT-Writing score of 430 will be placed into ENG 1001G. Students who have both a high school GPA below 3.00 and a 17 or below on ACT-English (420 or below on SAT-Writing) will be placed into ENG 1000. However, if students want to challenge their placement into ENG 1000, they will write in response to an assignment prompt administered by the English department (Composition Committee), and the department will evaluate whether placement into ENG 1001G is appropriate.

Credits: 3