ENGL 1CH - Honors Critical Thinking and Composition

3 units
3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: ENGL 1A or ENGL 1AH with a minimum grade of C
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU, UC

This honors course, intended for students in the Honors Transfer Program, focuses on the development of critical thinking skills. Students will apply these skills to the analysis of written arguments in various forms and genres, both classic and contemporary, and to the writing of effective persuasive essays. In class and while doing research of electronic and print media, students will learn to evaluate and interpret data, to recognize assumptions, to distinguish facts from opinions, to identify and avoid logical fallacies, to employ deductive and inductive reasoning, and to effectively assert and support argumentative claims. This course is enriched through extensive, rigorous reading, writing, and research assignments.

Note: Students may take either ENGL 1C or English 1CH. Duplicate credit will not be awarded for ENGL 1C and English 1CH.