Mar 29, 2024  
TCC Catalog 2019-20 
    
TCC Catalog 2019-20 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENC0017 Integrated Reading and Writing I

4 credit hour(s)
Prerequisite(s): documented exemption or appropriate PERT scores.
This course is intended for the student whose placement scores and/or academic benchmarks indicate a need to develop a stronger foundation in grammar, composition, reading comprehension and critical thinking. This course covers, in combined form, the learning objectives of level one developmental reading and writing courses. Focus is on the basic skills of grammar and usage, developing effective sentences, writing unified paragraphs, developing vocabulary, reading strategies and study skills. Course delivery is a combination of class lecture, face-to-face and/or online activities and paragraph writing. Students eligible for this course are exempt students who choose to take the course and non-exempt students whose PERT scores are: Reading (score 50-83) or Writing (score 50-89) or both. Successful completion of this course will satisfy the developmental reading and writing requirement and allow students to enroll in ENC0027 . This contextualized course is offered in traditional, compressed, web-based and hybrid formats. Contact: 4 hours. Students must earn a grade of C or better to successfully complete the course. This course does not count toward A.A. or A.S. degree requirements.