What English Courses Should I Take?
All students are eligible to enroll in English 1A and should enroll in their first semester.
English 1A is a course that gives you foundational college-level skills in writing, reading, and research – skills that you will use throughout your college career and beyond. Taking this class in your first semester will help you succeed in college because you are required to use these skills in many of your other college courses and it’s a prerequisite to at least one other class that you will need to transfer or get your associate degree.
Some students will enroll in English 1A by itself, and others will enroll in English 1A PLUS. In English 1A PLUS, you’ll receive help from your teacher and well-trained writing coaches in a supplemental lab course to maximize your chances of success. The lab portion of the class will provide you time and space to start assignments, check your learning, ask questions, and practice what you learn in the English 1A lecture.
Your counselor will advise you about choosing either English 1A or English 1A PLUS.
The Berkeley City College Writing Center
We offer writing workshop classes that will give you consistent support to improve your writing skills :
English 208 (A, B, C, or D): Writing Workshop (1 unit) or English 518 (A, B, C, or D) (0 units)
This course is intended to supplement work in all classes which require essay writing, based on student needs. It is not a drop-in lab. Students will receive coaching to develop the skills they need to plan, organize, develop, edit, and revise their own work. They will have the benefits of ongoing structure and support.
A limited amount of tutoring in writing is available through BCC’s Learning Resources Center (LRC).
Please email bcc-lrc@peralta.edu for more information.
