AWP Sequence Two
Rhetoric 103: College Composition, I
This course provides instruction in structuring essays; concentrates on defining and focusing problems, creating arguments, and providing evidence in academic writing. It also enhances students' critical reading skills and introduces strategies that help students effectively incorporate academic sources into their own writing. This course is the first of a two-semester sequence (Rhet 103-104); there is no tutorial for this sequence.
Rhetoric 104: College Composition, II
This course provides continued instruction in structuring essays; reviews topics covered in Rhet 103; teaches a variety research approaches; and emphasizes skills for supporting for arguments through source use. The course includes guidance in selecting topics of academic interest and examining them from a variety of perspectives. Students locate credible sources, analyze and evaluate them, and use them to fashion their own arguments. This course is the second of the two-semester sequence (Rhet 103-104). Students must have passed Rhet 103 in order to enroll in Rhet 104; there is no tutorial requirement for this sequence.
Students in this sequence must pass both Rhetoric 103 and Rhetoric 104 to complete the Composition I requirement.
