ENG 121 - Composition and Literature

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
Learn multi-paragraph writing, including the research paper, with stress on clarity, logical development, and solid support. Analyze complete works of literature from a variety of genres in the context of the works’ intellectual, social, and cultural backgrounds.

Prerequisite(s): An appropriate score on the verbal part of the ACT or SAT or on the English and reading sections of the college’s placement test.

Crosslisted: Also offered as ENG 121H ; credit is not given for both ENG 121 and ENG 121H .

Note: Students must complete the course with a C or better to satisfy the English composition general education requirement for award of a degree. Students who earn credit in this course cannot earn credit in ENG 111 , ENG 112 , ENG 115 or ENG 116 . If a student whose program requires six hours of English composition successfully completes ENG 121, the student has fully satisfied the English composition obligation. If a student whose program requires twelve hours of English successfully completes ENG 121, the student may satisfy the program requirement with six additional hours of English.