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11 courses · Santiago Canyon College · 2025-2026 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026
ENGL 100 Freshman Composition with Integrated Support
- Units
- 4.5
- Hours
- 108 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- ACE 116 (Introduction to Academic Composition) or ENGL 099 (Introduction to Composition with Integrated Support) or Qualifying profile from the English placement process.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is designed for students who want to develop competence in college-level composition through extended instruction and practice. Students read, analyze, discuss, and think critically using various sources in order to compose in a variety of academic, professional, and civic contexts, including digital environments. Additional hours in the Writing Center are required for practice in refining sentence skills, grammar, research, study habits, and reading strategies.
ENGL 103 Critical Thinking and Writing - This course is now ENGL C1001
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 100 (Freshman Composition with Integrated Support) or ENGL 101 (Freshman Composition) or ENGL 101H (Honors Freshman Composition)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is now ENGL C1001
ENGL 103H Honors Critical Thinking and Writing - This course is now ENGL C1001H
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 100 (Freshman Composition with Integrated Support) or ENGL 101 (Freshman Composition) or ENGL 101H (Honors Freshman Composition)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is now ENGL C1001H
ENGL 213 Creative Writing
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 100 (Freshman Composition with Integrated Support) or ENGL 101 (Freshman Composition) or ENGL 101H (Honors Freshman Composition)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course offers an introduction to writing techniques focusing on the four literary genres: poetry, drama, short story, and personal memoir. Class will be conducted in a workshop format with an emphasis on writing and critiquing.
ENGL 271 Survey of World Literature I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 100 (Freshman Composition with Integrated Support) or ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing) or ENGL C1000H (Academic Reading and Writing - Honors)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Survey of selections from world masterpieces from the beginnings of writing through the 1600s. Literary works studied in historical context for artistic form, influence on their and others' cultures, and general contribution to understanding human experience.
ENGL 272 Survey of World Literature II
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing) or ENGL C1000H (Academic Reading and Writing - Honors) or ENGL 100 (Freshman Composition with Integrated Support)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Survey of world literary masterworks since the Renaissance studied for artistic form, cultural influence, and contributions to modern and contemporary thought.
ENGL 280 Literature of the African Diaspora
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- ENGL 100 (Freshman Composition with Integrated Support) or ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing) or ENGL C1000H (Academic Reading and Writing - Honors)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
A survey of African, African American, and Afro Caribbean literature from pre-colonialism to the present. Literature, such as autobiographical works, poetry, short stories, drama, folk tales, novellas, and novels, will be included to introduce and explore the qualities of African, African American, and Afro Caribbean writing. This course will examine the historical, sociopolitical, and cultural complexities in African literature and in the literature of the African diaspora.
ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Part 1: Placement as determined by the college's multiple measures assessment process or ACE 116 (Introduction to Academic Composition) Part 2
- Formerly
- ENGL101, Freshman Composition (2024)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Part 1: In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. Part 2: In addition to the research paper, this course emphasizes expository and argumentative essays, allowing students to gain familiarity with composing in a variety of academic, professional, and civic contexts, including digital environments.
ENGL C1000H Academic Reading and Writing - Honors
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Part 1: Placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process or ACE 116 (Introduction to Academic Composition) Part 2
- Formerly
- ENGL101H, Honors Freshman Composition (2024)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Part 1: In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. This is an honors course. Part 2: In addition to the research paper, this course provides an enriched exposure to expository and argumentative essays, requiring in-depth analysis of issues and substantive treatment of student-selected topics.
ENGL C1001 Critical Thinking and Writing
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- College-level composition (ENGL C1000/ENGL C1000H/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent
- Formerly
- ENGL103, Critical Thinking and Writing (2024)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 100
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: Additional emphasis will be on logical reasoning and analytical skills necessary for critical writing. The course will include studying established argumentative methods and models and applying them to contemporary issues.
ENGL C1001H Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- ENGL C1000 (Academic Reading and Writing) College-level composition (ENGL C1000/ ENGL C1000H/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent or ENGL C1000H (Academic Reading and Writing - Honors) College-level composition (ENGL C1000/ ENGL C1000H/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent
- Formerly
- ENGL103H, Honors Critical Thinking and Writing (2024)
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- ENGL 100
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. This is an honors course. Part 2: In addition, this course will emphasize an enriched and intensive exploration of historical and contemporary issues as well as student-initiated discussion and problem-solving in a seminar setting.