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treatment of metals. The relationship between atomic- and microstructure and the mechanical and electrical properties of metals, concrete, polymers, ceramics, and semiconducting materials. (Spring only) (AA, CSU, UC) ENGR 680 – 689 EXPERIMENTAL COURSE (1-3) (See first page of Description of Courses section.) (AA, CSU) ENGR 690 SPECIAL PROJECTS (1-3) (See first page of Description of Courses section.) (AA, CSU) ENGR 879 SELECTED TOPICS (1-3) (See first page of Description of Courses section.) (AA) ENGR 880 – 889 EXPERIMENTAL COURSE (1-3) (See first page of Description of Courses section.)
English and Literature (Also see Film, Reading, and Communication Studies.) The English Placement Test is required of all entering students. Students transferring to College of San Mateo who successfully completed college English will not be required to take the test. They must, however, take the Reading Test if they have not completed English 100 or equivalent with a grade of C or higher. Designed to measure the entrant’s ability in reading, the mechanics of writing, and composition, the English Placement Test is used (in addition to other information) to determine placement of students in English 100 and other English courses.
The English Program The English program consists of transfer and non-transfer courses in composition, film, language, literature, reading, and speech communication. Entering students should enroll first in one of the following courses in composition: Transfer Courses English 100 ESL 400
Non-Transfer Courses English 828, 838, 848 ESL 825, 826, 827, or 828
The English requirement for the AA/AS degree may be completed with additional units chosen from the following courses: Transfer courses Non-Transfer Courses English 110, 165 English 875 Communication Communication 855 Scalable above 110, .25 inches: 130, 140, 150, 170, 171 Note that English 100 with a grade of C or higher is the prerequisite for English 110, English 165, and for all transfer-level literature courses. For those students who do not place into ENGL 100 on the placement tests, the following course options satisfy the prerequisite for ENGL 100 (all must be completed with a grade of C or higher): ENGL 838 or 848 or 400; or ESL 400. For those students who do not place into ENGL 838 or 848 on the placement tests, the following course options satisfy the prerequisite for ENGL 838 or 848 (all must be completed with a grade of C or higher): ENGL 828 or 400; or ESL 400; or ENGL 826 and READ 826. Reading courses may be taken concurrently with any of the other courses in the English and Literature program.
Scalable between .25 inches and .18 inches wide: Other English/Literature transfer courses are those numbered below
800; other English/Literature Non-Transfer courses are those numbered 800 or above. The following English courses are pass-bearing but not degree-applicable, which means that the units count for the purpose of financial aid but not toward the AA/AS degree: 828, 850, 875. ENGL 100 COMPOSITION AND READING (3) Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 16 hours by arrangement per term. Prerequisite: ENGL 838 or 848; or ESL 400 or appropriate skill level indicated by the English placement tests. Intensive reading and writing based on a study of primarily nonfiction materials. Students write a minimum of 8,000 words; writing emphasizes expository forms. (AA: Area C2+E2, CSU: Area A2, UC: Area 1A) (C-ID ENGL 100) ENGL 102 ENGLISH PRACTICUM (2) (Pass/No Pass grading.) Minimum of 32 lecture hours per term. Corequisite: concurrent enrollment in ENGL 100. Combined with ENGL 100, ENGL 102 provides extensive practice in critical reading strategies, sentence structure, and grammar as well as essay and paragraph organization and development. (AA, CSU) ENGL 105 INTENSIVE COMPOSITION (5) Minimum of 80 lecture hours plus 16 hours by arrangement per term. Prerequisite: ENGL 838 or 848 or ESL 400 or appropriate skill level indicated by the English placement test. Intensive instruction in college-level reading comprehension and vocabulary development, elements of the research essay, and composing techniques necessary for analytical college writing; emphasizes expository forms. (AA: Area C2+E2, CSU) ENGL 110 COMPOSITION, LITERATURE, AND CRITICAL THINKING (3) Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 16 hours by arrangement per term. Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or 105. This course is designed to introduce students to the major imaginative genres of poetry, drama, and fiction. Students will write eight to ten thousand words in expository essays and other kinds of assignments employing methods of literary analysis and demonstrating skill in critical thinking. (AA: Area E2b+E2c or E5c, CSU: Area A2 or A3 or C2, UC: Area 1B or 3B) (C-ID ENGL 110) ENGL 161 CREATIVE WRITING I (3) (Pass/No Pass or letter grade option.) Minimum of 48 lecture hours per term. Prerequisite: eligibility for ENGL 100 or 105. The craft of writing short fiction and poetry. Students write a minimum of two short stories and a complete poetry project. (AA: Area E2b, CSU: Area C2, UC) ENGL 162 CREATIVE WRITING II (3) (Pass/No Pass or letter grade option.) Minimum of 48 lecture hours per term. Prerequisite: ENGL 161. Further instruction in the writing of fiction and/or poetry. Students plan and complete an extensive creative writing project through agreement with the instructor. (AA: Area E2b, CSU: Area C2, UC) ENGL 163 CREATIVE WRITING III (3) (Pass/No Pass or letter grade option.) Minimum of 48 lecture hours per term. Prerequisite: ENGL 162 with credit. Instruction in the writing of fiction or poetry for advanced students, with an emphasis on longer works. (AA: Area E2b, CSU: Area C2, UC) ENGL 165 ADVANCED COMPOSITION (3) Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 16 hours by arrangement per term. Prerequisite: ENGL 100 or 105. Advanced techniques of essay and report writing with particular emphasis on critical thinking, persuasive and other rhetorical strategies, and research methods. Includes formal instructions in principles of logical thinking - inductive and deductive reasoning, relationship of language to logic, common logical fallacies, and methods of analysis and evaluation. Students write a minimum of 8,000 words of graded prose. (Fulfills critical thinking requirement for transfer students.) (AA: Area E2b+E2c, CSU: Area A3, UC: Area 1B) (C-ID ENGL 105)
Courses marked with a (*) are transferable with limitations as specified. If you have any questions, see your counselor/advisor.
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