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 99A  

Time needed: 6-8 hours of out-of-class work per week   

What you will read: Reading to improve writing and comprehension skills 

What you will do: Weekly informal writing and formal short essays • Class discussions on the writing process.   

Skills you will develop: Close reading, note taking, outlining, brainstorming   

Support: 1-1 support from course instructor 

 

English 99B 

Time needed: 6-8 hours of out-of-class work per week   

What you will read: College-level texts/articles   

What you will do: Weekly informal writing •Group discussions on class readings with in-class work • Formal writing: 4 summary essays and 4 summary response essays (2+ pages each)   

Skills you will develop: Writing processes including critical reading, annotating, drafting, revising, editing, proofing 

Support: 1-1 support from course instructor 

 

English 101 

Time needed: 9+ hours of out-of-class work per week     

What you will read: College-level texts/articles   

What you will do: 15 pages of weekly writing (forums, writing journal) • 12 pages of formal writing including APA formatted essays and reports (3 + pages each) • Class presentations (2) • Summary response essays (2+ pages each) 

Skills you will develop: Close reading of college-level texts • Summarizing, analyzing and integrating complex materials • Drafting, revising, editing and proofing techniques • College-level writing tasks including essays and reports with a focus on the writing process.   

Support: Limited instructor 1-1 support • ASC/Tutor visits required

A Few More Things to Know 

• All students in our introductory writing courses are encouraged to visit our Academic Skills Center for one-to-one support, both in person and online.

• Small class sizes: generally, our introductory writing courses have no more than 22 students, which allows for relationship building with professors and classmates.

• Introductory writing courses utilize our MyHeritage learning platform, providing you multiple ways to stay in contact with your professor.

We look forward to seeing you in class!

-The Heritage University Composition Team