May 03, 2026  
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027

ENG 103 Critical Writing I

Credits: (3)
Emphasizing the recursive nature of writing and the process of revision, this course teaches students the skills and processes necessary for writing and revising college-level academic prose. Various aspects of writing, including information literacy and invention/pre-writing, composing, revision, and editing/proofreading will be taught. Critical readings of various non-fiction texts will be used to develop understanding of rhetorical conventions and genres. English language learners are encouraged to speak with an advisor about appropriate support.

SUNY Gen Ed Area(s): Communication, Information Literacy
Designation(s): Liberal Arts

Learning Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate an awareness of and respond to the needs of different audiences and rhetorical situations.    
  2. Use writing and reading for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating, integrating student ideas with those of others.
  3. Produce coherent texts through a multiple draft process.
  4. Successfully make use of the conventions of college level writing and Standard Written English within that writing.
  5. Locate and evaluate relevant information and sources, and use them ethically and responsibly to support ideas in writing.