English 110: Introduction to Academic Writing (4 hours)
Learning Objectives | Course Requirements | Transfer and AP/IB Credit Policy
This course satisfies the College’s General Education requirement for first-year writing course(s) focused on “Gathering and using information” and “Effective writing and critical reading.” English 110 is an introduction to the practices necessary for successful college writing: reading and analyzing college-level texts; crafting effective arguments; writing in a processthat includes invention, drafting, revising and editing; and researching, evaluating and documenting appropriate supporting materials for college-level essays.
Learning Objectives: English 110 students receive training and practice in the following areas.
Process
- Understand a writing assignment as a series of tasks, including invention, drafting, revising, and editing
- Shape a written work according to the requirements of purpose, genre, occasion, and audience
- Construct an effective argument using appropriate evidence
- Understand conventions of academic writing
- Document work appropriately
- Follow the conventions of standard American English
Reading and Research
- Develop skills for studying college-level essays and academic articles
- Develop skills for summarizing and paraphrasing college-level essays and academic articles
- Evaluate, analyze, and synthesize appropriate primary and secondary sources
- Integrate their ideas with the ideas of others effectively
Rhetorical Analysis
- Understand how a text is shaped according to the requirements of purpose, genre, occasion, and audience
- Understand the difference between summary and analysis
- Evaluate the persuasiveness of a text’s argument
- Attend and participate actively in class meetings, workshops, and conferences with instructor
- Read, analyze, and compose academic essays assigned by instructor
- Locate and assess material appropriate for college-level papers
- Accomplish tasks appropriate for all stages in a writing process, including invention and research, drafting and revising, editing and presentation
- Submit formal papers and shorter writing assignments, totaling 20 pages
Transfer and AP/IB Credit Policy for English 110
This table identifies college coursework, AP scores, and IB scores that satisfy some or all of C of C’s General Education Requirement in First-Year Writing.
Coursework completed |
Credit hours earned & how they count toward General Education Requirement in First-Year Writing |
Eng 101 & 102 or Hons 105 & 106, C of C |
Students wishing to graduate under the 2009-2010 catalog and who have already completed 101-102 or Hons 105-6 will earn 6 hours and satisfy Gen Ed first-year writing requirement |
English 101 or Hons 105, C of C |
Past coursework will earn 3 credit hours; student must complete English or Honors 110, or English 215, to satisfy General Education First-Year Writing requirement |
Eng 101 at any SC public institution |
3 hrs transfer credit; student must complete 110 or 215 to satisfy Gen Ed first-year writing req. |
Eng 101 & 102 at SC public institution |
6 hours transfer credit; satisfies Gen Ed first-year writing requirement |
3 or 4 on either AP English Language or AP English Literature |
Student earning 3 or 4 receives 3 credit hours; must take 110 or 215 to satisfy Gen Ed first-year writing requirement. |
3 or 4 on both AP English Lang. and AP English Lit |
Student earns 6 credit hrs for 101 & 102, and satisfies Gen Ed first-year writing requirement. May also take 110 or 215 for additional elective credit. |
5 on either AP English Lang or AP English Lit or both |
Student earns 101 & 102, 6 credit hrs, and satisfies Gen Ed first-year writing requirement. May also take 110 or 215 for additional elective credit. |
4 or better on IB English exam |
4 or 5 earns 3 credit hrs. for 101; student must take 110 or 215 to satisfy Gen Ed writing req. 6 or 7 earns 6 credit hrs. for 101 and 102 and satisfies Gen Ed writing req. Student may also take 110 or 215. |
English 110 or Honors 110, C of C (or equivalent transfer course) |
Student earns 4 credit hrs. and satisfies Gen Ed first-year writing requirement |