Search for Course Equivalencies

The AP English Language and Composition course is designed to help students become skilled readers of prose written in a variety of periods, disciplines, and rhetorical contexts and to become skilled writers who can compose for a variety of purposes. By their writing and reading in this course, students should become aware of the interactions among a writer's purposes, audience expectations, and subjects, as well as the way generic conventions and the resources of language contribute to effective writing.

ENG 131 is the first college-level composition course in a two-semester sequence, emphasizing critical reading, critical thinking, and critical writing skills. Through readings students will explore various topics and various types of writing. Through essays, written in and out of class, students will demonstrate the development of a clear main idea through well-organized supporting material, written in correct, effective English. To meet the above goals, a writing assignment integrating analysis and summary of an article and a persuasive paper synthesizing multiple sources will be included. Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the English placement test or a grade of S (Satisfactory) in ENG 092 or ENG 093, and a grade of S (Satisfactory) in ENG 081 if required. Note: This course meets the graduation requirement for General Education Outcome 4 and 5: Information Literacy and Written Communication.