Course Options

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Choosing the English course that's right for you.

 At UVU there is a place for everyone. We recognize you are on a unique journey unlike anyone else. Your path to graduation gives you the option to choose the English course that is best suited to help you accomplish your goals.

Both ENGL 1005 and ENGL 1010 serve as prerequisites for English 2010 as well as other courses across the curriculum. Decide which is best for you.

ENGL 1005: Foundations of Academic Writing

4-credit hour course

Students who take 1005:

  • Prefer to get more practice and help from an instructor as they learn to write college-level assignments;
  • Prefer to have instructors break assignments down into smaller steps that build towards the larger assignment;
  • Have not had much experience researching and using outside sources in their writing;
  • May find reading for schoolwork difficult, either because it is hard to focus on or because it’s difficult to see how the reading relates to anything;
  • Want to build their confidence in their ability to write

ENGL 1010: Introduction to Academic Writing

3-credit hour course

Students who take 1010:

  • Feel prepared to research, read, write, and revise with support from an instructor as they learn to write college-level assignments;
  • Have some incoming experience researching and using outside sources in their writing;
  • Have developed some reading and writing strategies, but need help transferring and further developing those strategies in a college writing context;
  • Want to build their writing repertoires through writing for specific academic audiences and situations

The Path Ahead

Remember, these english courses lay a foundation for success. By completing either the ENGL 1005 or the ENGL 1010 course you have completed the prerequisite for ENGL 2010 as well as many other courses across the curriculum. Learn more about ENGL 2010's writing curriculum and the First Year Writing Program.

First Year Writing Program

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