WRITE 95/101 support CLASSES

WRITE 95 is for students enrolled in a Academic Foundations level, writing-heavy course, such as those in the English Prep (ENGLP 93) and Academic English sequences (AENGL 93), as well as English 99.

WRITE 101 is for students taking writing intensive courses at the college level, like English 101 and 102, and other classes across the college with 100+ level course numbers.

We strongly recommend only 1 or 2 units (we used to call these credits, but in CTCLink, they're units). Technically these courses allow for variable unit registration up to 5 units, but we strongly recommend that students only register for 1 or 2 units. You will earn your units in this class by having a certain number of "consultations" with your instructor during the quarter. 

When you register for this course online, you will choose how many units to sign up for. You can easily adjust your units after registration, but please take some time before you register to consider what unit amount is right for you. If you need help registering or adjusting your unit amount, see this guide. 

You should not take WRITE 95 or WRITE 101 if you are looking for a 5 unit class to round out your class schedule.

That depends on how many units (credits) you take and whether you are considered a resident or non-resident student for tuition purposes. Please refer to the chart on this page to see what it will cost for you.

If you are a student who currently receives $25 tuition, you may also take WRITE 95 for $25! Talk to your advisor for help with registration. (WRITE 101 is not eligible for reduced tuition, since it is a college-level course.)

We say the class is "personalized" because there is no set of assignments that all students complete and you do not meet as a whole class. The class is tailored to you and your needs, so each student works directly with their instructor to ask questions and receive feedback/comments on their writing.

How the class works is that the number of units (remember, we strongly recommend 1 or 2) you sign up for indicates how many times you need to be in touch with your instructor to get their help with your writing over the entire length of the quarter (we call this having a "consultation"). In order to earn 1 unit, you will have 7-9 consultations. In order to earn 2 unit, you will have 14-18.

What counts as a consultation can be different depending on how your particular instructor is running their online class section--some use email to take your questions and send you feedback, while others will use Canvas, and some even have live video chat times for you to talk to each other. You will always have the ability to complete the class without having required live video chat meeting times, though, while the class is online. (When the class is in-person, you come to the Learning Support Center and sit down with your instructor to show them your work and ask them questions during designated times during the week.)

No matter the format, in order for a consultation to count, that means you will ask some questions for help from your instructor and show them your writing, and they will give you some comments and suggestions. You can ask for help with things like talking through & understanding the requirements of an assignment, looking at a thesis statement you're developing, discussing organization, or getting some guidance on grammar.

These courses are "open entry, open exit," which means you can register for, or drop, them up until the seventh week of the quarter (the sixth week in summer). After the third day of the quarter, all registrations must have instructor approval via email and have that approval sent to registration. You can add or drop the course in this way—or change your credit levels for the course—until the seventh week (the sixth in summer).

This means you don't have to be registered for this class right away when the quarter begins. If you find that, a few weeks in, you are struggling in your writing class and want more support from another instructor, you can register for WRITE then. Many students join the class after the quarter has already been in session.

Instructors in the Academic English (AENGL), English Prep (ENGLP), and English (ENGL) departments teach the WRITE classes we host in the Learning Support Center (and now online!) every quarter.