DIRW 0327 (Developmental Integrated Reading and Writing)

CIP Code: 32.0108

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 1
External Hours: 0

Contact Hour Total: 64

(FROM ACGM): Integration of critical reading and academic writing skills. This Intervention is designed specifically for students assessed at BASE levels 3-4 and must be part of a student’s co-enrollment (co-requisite) enrollment:

Not counted toward a degree or certificate. This is a combined lecture/lab, performancebased course designed to develop students’ critical reading and academic writing skills. The focus of the course will be on applying critical reading skills for organizing, analyzing, and retaining material and developing written work appropriate to the audience, purpose, situation, and length of the assignment. The course integrates preparation in basic academic reading skills with basic skills in writing a variety of academic essays. The course fulfills TSI requirements for reading and writing. Additionally, DIRW 0327 is paired with a credit course; DIRW 0327 learning activities will support reading and writing for the paired course.

Prerequisite(s):

DIRW 0300 with a M.
An ELAR TSIA2 score of 945 – 990 AND an Essay score of 0-4.
An ELAR TSIA2 score of 910 – 944 AND an Essay score of 0-8 AND a Diagnostic of 3 – 4.

Corequisite(s): ENGL 1301

Co-enrolled: EDUC 1300

Notes: none
Course Fee: 0
Lab Fee: 0
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) course

Core Parallel Studies

This is a Blinn College Core Curriculum Course No