REA 103 - Academic Reading

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to improve content area reading and analytical skills necessary in any college discipline (English: ENG 101, ENG 102; Social Sciences: BHS 103, PSY 111; History: HIS 101, HIS 102, etc. ; Health/Science: BIO 101, WFE 101, etc.; Business: BUS 102, BUS 104, CIS 111, etc.). Students master academic reading and note-taking strategies using sample materials from content textbooks and relate those techniques to current course work. Critical thinking and analytical skills are applied to non-fiction and fiction selections.
Prerequisite(s): Satisfactory scores on reading placement tests, or REA 091 and REA 100