St. Petersburg College offers Basic writing I and II courses throughout the year.   The courses teach grammar, usage, sentence structure, and paragraph/essay writing.  In preparing the academic student for college success, each course is offered with a writing lab and tutorials for the students to continue to progress within their educational goals.  The College offers the Basic Writing courses:

 ENC         0010                                     BASIC WRITING I                                                ___4__

Prefix     Number                                           Course Title                                                       Cr.Hrs.

 (formerly ENC 0002)

A.     Course Description:

         This is a college preparatory course designed to develop skills in grammar, usage, mechanics, sentence structure, and vocabulary by means of practice in sentence construction and paragraph development.  It is intended to prepare students for successful completion of other college-preparatory and college-level courses in writing.  Five class and laboratory hours weekly.  (Note:  ENC 0010 may not be taken concurrently with ENC 0020 or ENC 1101 or ENC 1121H.) 77 Contact hours.

ENC         0020                                    BASIC WRITING II  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___4__

Prefix     Number                                           Course Title                                                Cr.Hrs.

(formerly ENC 0010)

A.     Course Description:

         Prerequisite:  ENC 0010 or appropriate score on the SPC placement test.  This is a college preparatory course designed to improve basic writing skills in grammar, usage, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, and vocabulary by means of practice in paragraphs and short essays.  It is intended to prepare students for successful completion of college-level writing courses in English.  77 contact hours.