POL S 100 - Rhetoric of Written Argument

Units: 3 GE - CSU A2 - Communication and Critical Thinking - Written Communication

Grading Method: LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC

Same As: ECL 100 and RWS 100.

International students are advised to take LING 100B.

Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of the SDSU Written Communication Assessment requirement. (See Graduation Requirements section of catalog.) Proof of completion of prerequisite required.

Writing and reading as critical inquiry, designed to help students undertake university-level writing projects. Focus on rhetoric of written arguments. Students learn to use sources in their writing and make appropriate decisions about structure, cohesion, and rhetorical conventions.

Maximum Credits: 3
Note: Not open to students with credit in a higher-numbered composition course or AFRAS 120 or AMIND 120 or CCS 111B or RWS 100 [or ECL 100] or LING 100B or RWS 105B.