LACR 009 - First-Year Writing

This course is designed to help students improve reading, writing, and study skills. The emphasis is on the technical aspects of technical aspects of writing, specifically grammar, punctuation, spelling, and paragraph construction, along with reading comprehension, vocabulary, sentence structure, logical relationships, and usage. Students may work on particular problem areas in the Learning Resource Center. This course does not count for credit toward graduation. LACR 009 is graded on a pass/no grade basis. Students who pass LACR 009 enter LACR 100. On rare occasions, a student may pass, with the instructor’s recommendation, from 009 to LACR 102. Such a student must take an additional LA elective to fulfill the 42 credit requirement in Liberal Arts. Enrollment in LACR 009 is based on performance on a placement test. Formerly HU 009

Credits: 3 cr, 6 hrs