Reading and Writing College Preparatory Basic Skills
Noncredit Certificate School of Humanities and Liberal Arts · Merced College · 2026-2027 Catalog
This noncredit program is designed to serve students who have not met the minimum reading and writing requirements to enter college level coursework. Students will benefit from basic skills instruction in reading and writing and prepare them for credit English coursework. In addition, supplemental instruction will support them in credit English work.
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
A. Demonstrate comprehension of textbooks at a reading Lexile score of 690 or above.
B. Compose several sentences in response to level-appropriate critical thinking questions.