Offers intensive work in generating ideas, organization, style, and mechanics for the development of college-level writing. Admission by assignment. Does not fulfill core requirement in English. Minimum grade of "C" required.

This course entails the comprehensive study and practice of university-level expository writing. Students gain essential writing-process skills in essay planning, drafting, revising, and editing. The course provides instruction in the use of rhetorical strategies to develop successful written arguments for different audiences. Students analyze, synthesize, interpret and evaluate academic source material while learning proper citation techniques for attributing ownership and avoiding plagiarism according to a major documentation system. Students must recieve a minimum grade of "C" to fulfill the English Composition requirement. Prerequisite: This course, or its equivalent is required for all students. SAT, ACT, or Accuplacer scores may require some students to pass English 101 before entering English 103. Students may also demonstrate competency by taking the CLEP exam in English Composition. Such examinations must be passed at the 50th percentile. AP test scores may also be considered by arrangement of the Department chairperson.