ENGL C1001 - CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING

    Recent Professors
    S. Obenauer, L. Tiedemann, E. Hedrick, F. Bustos, R. Ocampo, S. Forbes, T. Ornelas, Sydney C. Sharkey and 32 more
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    30 students
    Difficulty
    5.6Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    ENGL C1000 or equivalent or through the Southwestern College multiple measures placement processes.
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 1B · IGETC Area 1B · CSU GE Area A3
    Description
    Part 1: In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 College Reading and Writing (C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. Part 2: Provides instruction in argumentation in critical writing, critical thinking, and analytical evaluation of complex texts. Emphasizes rhetorical analysis in terms of a text's social, historical, and critical contexts following MLA guidelines for formatting and documentation. [D; CSU; UC; C-ID ENGL 105] (
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 9:30am–11:35am, Tue Thu 1:20pm–3:25pm, Mon Wed 1:20pm–3:25pm, Tue Thu 9:30am–11:35am