Course Description


Course Number:		REA 101
Course Title:		Critical Reading
Credits:		3 Credits
Description:		This course will help students strengthen their critical reading and thinking skills, improve their academic literacy, and expand their general knowledge across the disciplines, especially the Humanities. Students will read a variety of written, oral, visual, and cultural texts in order to improve their analytical, interpretive, and evaluative skills. Students will synthesize text in all its forms through a variety of thematic approaches (music, drugs, diversity, etc.) in order to develop new ideas and conclusions. They will apply these critical and evaluative skills through research, presentations, discourse, and written assignments. This course is recommended for all students. Three class hours.
Prerequisite(s):		Accuplacer Reading Score of 71 or higher, or completion of TRS reading sequence
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		Fall Semester 2013
		Summer Session 2013