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RC 1000 vs. 1000/2000

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What’s the Difference between RC 1000 and RC 1000+2000?

 

Option 1—RC 1000: Expository Writing

Option 2—RC 1000 + RC 2000:

Expository Writing PLUS Writing Lab

  • Graded, 3-credit hour, required, academic writing course.
  • Completed during your first 30 hours at Appalachian.
  • Requires process writing, culminating in a final e-portfolio. 
  • Curriculum focuses primarily on analysis, argumentation, and academic research skills with a heavy emphasis on information literacy. 
  • Assignments require effectively focusing on one idea, developing that idea, supporting it with credible evidence, accurately documenting sources, and organizing your writing for an academic audience.
  • Most sections feature multimodal composing to prepare students for the variety of writing situations and tools they will later encounter. 
  • Some sections are themed or include a service-learning component. 
  • Ideally, a student who chooses to enroll in RC 1000 should be confident that she/he has a sufficient foundation in academic writing to meet the challenges and expectations of college-level writing.
  • Graded, 4-credit hour, academic writing course + 2-hour online writing lab. 
  • Completed during your first 30 hours at Appalachian.
  • Requires process writing, culminating in a final e-portfolio. 
  • Curriculum introduces college writing, while also emphasizing analysis, argumentation, academic research skills, and information literacy. 
  • Assignments require effectively focusing on one idea, developing that idea, supporting it with credible evidence, accurately documenting sources, and organizing your writing for an academic audience.
  • Most sections feature multimodal composing to prepare students for the variety of writing situations and tools they will later encounter. 
  • Co-requisite writing lab allows students to receive additional one-on-one support from their writing instructor, ranging from work on sentence-level issues to holistic draft revisions. 
  • Registration approval is required to enroll in these courses.
  • Ideally, a student who chooses to enroll in RC 1000 + RC 2000 recognizes her/his ability to be successful in a college-level writing course with additional personal investment and instructor support.