Registered Students
Reading and Composition (R&C) Requirement
L&S students should fulfill the R&C requirement in their freshman year or, at the latest, by the end of their sophomore year. Therefore, most students start or complete this requirement in FPF. The level of R&C you take is determined by whether you have already fulfilled the University Entry Level Writing Requirement and by your AP or IB English scores. You must fulfill both the University Entry Level Writing Requirement and the R&C requirement.
If you have already fulfilled the R&C requirement with AP or college credit, you are not required to select an R&C course for the fall. Review this information to determine whether you have already fulfilled the R&C requirement: L&S R&C requirement.
University Entry Level Writing Requirement
All University of California students must fulfill the Entry Level Writing Requirement. Many FPF students meet this requirement with AP credit or exam scores. If you have not fulfilled this requirement, you will be enrolled in College Writing R1A. This course satisfies both the Entry Level Writing Requirement and the first half (R1A) of the L&S Reading and Composition requirement. Students who place into College Writing R1A may only enroll in two additional FPF courses.
To determine whether you have already fulfilled this requirement, read more about Entry Level Writing.
Selecting an R&C Course
FPF places you in an R&C course based on your writing-related exam scores and/or college coursework. Your course selections only indicate your subject and schedule preferences. You will choose between English and Rhetoric and between a Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday schedule. FPF considers your preferences, exam results and college transcripts and enrolls you into the appropriate R&C level. If you have already fulfilled both semesters of R&C, FPF will enroll you in one of your backup breadth courses instead. If FPF requires additional results or transcripts, you will be contacted during the summer. Check your bMail account frequently.
To determine whether you have already fulfilled this requirement with high school or college coursework, review this information about R&C.
Note: Students who place into College Writing R1A may only enroll in two additional FPF courses.
R&C Course Descriptions
- College Writing R1A—Accelerated Reading and Composition
- English R1A—Reading and Composition
- Rhetoric R1A—The Craft of Writing
- English R1B—Reading and Composition
- Rhetoric R1B—The Craft of Writing
College Writing R1A—Accelerated Reading and Composition (6 units)
Prerequisite: None
Satisfies: Both the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement and the R1A portion of the Reading and Composition requirement if completed with a C− or better
Course Description: This is an intensive and accelerated composition course. Readings include imaginative, expository and argumentative texts. The course features authors from diverse social and cultural backgrounds and perspectives. Instruction covers many types of writing and revising papers. Six hours of class per week.
English R1A—Reading and Composition (4 units)
Prerequisite: Completion of the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement
Satisfies: The R1A portion of the Reading and Composition requirement if completed with a C− or better
Course Description: This course provides instruction in expository writing in conjunction with reading literature. Students come to understand the readings through class discussion and writing and rewriting papers that analyze the readings in academic argument form. The aim is to help students learn to read and write at the analytical and critical levels required at the University of California. Three hours of lecture per week.
Rhetoric R1A—The Craft of Writing (4 units)
Prerequisite: Completion of the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement
Satisfies: The R1A portion of the Reading and Composition requirement if completed with a C− or better
Course Description: This course introduces the principles of argumentative writing. The course emphasizes close readings of texts that reveal their rhetorical structure and intended audience. Students learn to identify and interpret a text's thesis and intention and make compelling arguments for their positions using textual evidence. Three hours of lecture per week.
English R1B—Reading and Composition (4 units)
Prerequisite: Completion of both the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement and the R1A portion of the Reading and Composition requirement
Satisfies: The R1B portion of the Reading and Composition requirement if completed with a C− or better
Course Description: This course provides further instruction in expository writing and stresses the recursive nature of writing and reading. Students develop practical fluency in writing longer expositions and gain experience in including research results into papers. Three hours of lecture per week.
Rhetoric R1B—The Craft of Writing (4 units)
Prerequisite: Completion of both the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement and the R1A portion of the Reading and Composition requirement
Satisfies: The R1B portion of the Reading and Composition requirement if completed with a C− or better
Course Description: This course provides further instruction in argumentative writing. The course emphasizes intensive argumentative writing drawn from controversy stimulated through selected readings and class discussion. Three hours of lecture per week.