College Composition

College Composition II is a writing-based course where students refine their writing skills through themed courses with in-depth source material around a particular topic. Students read and write in a variety of genres surrounding the theme of the course, and they compose a major academic research paper with independent research.

College Composition II Objectives 

• Argument: Students will articulate and support an argument while addressing possible counterarguments and objections.
• Rhetorical Knowledge: Students will write in multiple genres, using a style and tone appropriate to the subject, purpose, audience, context, and genre.
• Conventions: Students will demonstrate control over writing conventions, including but not limited to appropriate mechanics, grammar, punctuation, syntax, and spelling.
• Use of Sources: Students will find, summarize, paraphrase, synthesize, and directly quote from appropriate sources, integrating them effectively into their writing while using appropriate documentation formats and avoiding plagiarism.
• Writing Processes: Students will develop flexible strategies for writing in recursive phases, including idea generation, drafting, revision, peer review, and proofreading.
• Contextual awareness: Students will demonstrate awareness of historical, cultural, and/or literary context when responding to texts.

Students who complete ENGL 1101 must enroll in English 1102 no later than the first semester they enroll following completion of ENGL 1101. Students must continue to register for English 1102 each successive semester until they have completed the course with a grade of C or better. Both ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 should be completed within the first 30 hours of a student's undergraduate degree program.