Composition - Programs and Courses - Pasadena City College

PCC offers a variety of composition courses to help you prepare for and develop your college-level writing skills. This includes practicing writing in various genres and developing argumentative, analytical, and research strategies. Composition courses must be taken in sequential order.

Which is the best English 1A class for me?

PCC will offer three paths beginning in Spring 2021. Find out which one is right for you!

Reading and Composition: English 1A

Transfer Level: Freshman composition; focuses on reading and writing expository and argumentative essays, including a research paper

Prerequisite:

a "C" or better in ESL 33b

Reading and Composition (with literature): English 1B

Transfer Level: Advanced composition that focuses on writing analytic essays on literature

Prerequisite:

a "C" or better in English 1A
Score of 3 or Higher on AP English Language & Composition or AP English Literature & Composition

Intermediate Composition - Critical Thinking and Argument: English 1C

Transfer Level: Advanced composition that focuses on critical thinking, argumentative texts, and writing argumentative research papers

Prerequisite:

a "C" or better in English 1A
Score of 3 or Higher on AP English Language & Composition or AP English Literature & Composition