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INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE READING AND WRITING (CUL-221014)

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Course Description:


Work with reading and writing processes such as previewing the text, organizing text information, identifying main ideas, annotating, summarizing, evaluating information, outlining, writing and revising. Read and write about selections in a variety of academic disciplines to develop critical reading and writing skills. Write essays to inform, react, apply, analyze, and synthesize. Complete a final research paper applying reading, writing, and thinking skills.

Note: this is not a remedial writing course. Students must write grammatically and read with understanding in order to be able to learn reading, writing and thinking skills on the college level.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Basic Communication.


This online course is offered through Online Learning. You can take this as an individual course or as part of an online degree program, with term starts in March, May, September, November and January. View current term offerings and all online courses. Click here to register for online courses.

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Liberal Study
Lower Level
Credits: 4
Meets General Education Requirement In: Basic Communication-Full

Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) : Spring 1. Spring 2. Summer. Fall 1. Fall 2.

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