This course is the four-credit equivalent of College Composition I (COMP 01111) that allows students additional time to develop the same writing competency required of College Composition I. This course introduces students to a variety of writing forms and emphasizes writing as a recursive process of exploring, researching, drafting and revising. Students produce purposeful, literate, well-developed, and informed writing that requires critical reading, thinking and writing activities. The course also emphasizes responsible evaluation and use of information. Course requirements include a portfolio comprised of works created during the semester. Students are placed in the course based on the Writing Arts Department placement criteria. Passing this course fulfills the College Composition I (COMP 01111) General Education requirement.