UGS 185 - Academic Workshop: Reading and Writing Skills

2 credits
Build the skills and confidence needed to read and write efficiently and effectively at the university level. Use faculty and peer-review support in small workshops to practice the skills needed to meet the expectations of university-level reading and writing. Learn to better design, write, analyze and revise assignments, some of which may be selected from learners’ current courses. Learn how to recognize the conventions, purposes, strategies, and standards of university-level reading and writing tasks. Enhance skills and develop a sense of mastery over the mechanics, grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, sentence structure and fluency of academic prose. Repeatable for up to 6 credits.
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless the course is stated to be repeatable in the description above: USEM 185.
Grade mode designated on a CRN basis each term. Students should consult current term schedule.