Introductory Composition

College Preparedness & Placement Services

Students arrive to Heritage University from diverse experiences, histories, and backgrounds. The Composition program strives to meet you where you are by offering a variety of college-level and college-preparatory courses that provide students with necessary foundations for success. Please read these descriptions of our introductory Heritage writing courses.

• English 99B is a non-college credit writing course taken before college writing
• It helps you get more comfortable with reading and writing
• In this class we will:
  • Read, annotate, and discuss texts of various difficulties together in class and in small groups
  • Work on class essays and projects during class time with instructor support
  • Learn about doing research for academic purposes
  • Reflect on your writing and learning experiences and how they impact you going into college level writing and reading
• English 99B will prepare you to take the first required HU writing course, English 101 the semester following.
• This pathway is best if you want additional practice with writing before taking college credit writing classes.

• English 101 is the first college-credit writing course required for a degree at Heritage
• Focuses on building your understanding of rhetorical contexts and genres that are common in academic spaces
• In 101 you will be asked to:
  • Analyze complex texts to understand their meaning, purpose, and rhetorical effectiveness
  • Conduct academic research and read specialized texts within specific academic fields
  • Make claims with evidence and support using standard academic style guides
  • Create multimodal texts (essays, presentations, visuals) to communicate your ideas in various ways
• This pathway is best if you feel confident in your writing and reading skills and can complete college level reading and writing assignments mostly on your own, outside of class.