Credits 3 / 3 Contact Hours Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD 080; Successful completion of ENGL-101 or ENGL-103 with a grade of 2.0 or higher. Focuses on the development of critical thinking reading and writing abilities. Areas emphasized include language awareness critical reading and analysis persuasion and argument and research. A substantial research project is required including evaluating and selecting a variety of sources and writing a narrowly focused essay in support of the students own positions.