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Mar 15, 2026
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ENGL 097 - College Prep English Credits: 10 Variable Credit Course: No
Lecture Hours: 110 Lab Hours: 0 Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0 Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0
Course Description: Improve academic skills and confidence through mastering critical thinking, writing, and reading skills. Identify and implement habits, attitudes, and thought processes that lead to academic and professional success.
Prerequisite: CCB 96 with a C or higher (or placement into ENGL 97). Prerequisite/Corequisite: CSS 103 with a C or higher. Students enrolling in this course should possess typing and computer skills. Meets FQE Requirement: No Integrative Experience Requirement: No
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate metacognition by using reading strategies. College and Career Readiness Standards Reading Anchor 2 (CCRS R2)
- Communicate how power, privilege, equity, and empathy affect our daily lives by engaging with culturally and linguistically diverse texts. (CCRS R6; CCRS R7)
- Write a structured essay that contains an introduction with a thesis statement, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. (CCRS Writing Anchor 2)
- Write a relevant response to an assigned topic. (CCRS W4)
- Develop body paragraphs by expressing a clear point supported by evidence and/or details. (CCRS W1)
- Incorporate source materials without plagiarizing to produce original work. (CCRS W8)
- Apply a multi-step writing process that includes drafting, editing, proofreading, and using feedback to produce a clear and organized final draft. (CCRS W5)
- Apply Standard American English conventions of grammar, word choice, sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling to produce written work. (CCRS Language Anchor 1; CCRS L2)
- Apply study skills and strategies by successfully completing coursework.
- Use technology to produce coursework. (CCRS W6)
Course Contents
- Academic and contextualized reading and writing skills, such as consulting reference materials, identifying and summarizing main ideas, and taking effective notes.
- College success skills, including but not limited to effective time management and accessing college resources.
- Critical thinking.
Instructional Units: 10
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