Writing Program | Reading and Composition 1A

The Reading and Composition Requirement

As noted in the 2007-2009 General Catalog,

The Berkeley campus is strongly committed to developing high levels of ability in critical thinking and communication among its undergraduates. Hundreds of courses require long papers and a number of courses provide training in writing or speaking. In addition to the Universitywide Entry-Level Writing requirement, the College of Letters and Science and most other colleges and schools require two semesters of lower division work in composition.

College Writing R1A is one of the courses that allow students to fulfill the first half of the Reading and Composition Requirement.

Courses

The College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Berkeley, has created a webpage discussing the Reading and Composition Requirement in detail. Following are courses listed on the College of Letters and Science webpage that allow students to fulfill the first half of the University of California's Reading and Composition requirement:

African American Studies R1A
Asian American Studies R2A
Celtic Studies R1A
Chicano R1AN
College Writing R1A, R4A, N1A
Comparative Literature R1A, H1A, R2A, R3A, N1A
English R1A, N1A
Film Studies R1A
French R1A
Gender and Women's Studies R1A
German R5A
Italian R5A
L&S R44 (fulfills either half)
Native American Studies R1A
Near Eastern Studies R1A, R2A
Rhetoric R1A, N1A
Scandinavian R5A
Slavic R5A
South and Southeast Asian Studies R5A
South Asian R5A
Theater R1A

The full list and additional information about the Reading and Composition Requirement can be accessed by clicking here.

Individual Tutoring and Writing Workshops

Students who are fulfilling the first half of the Reading and Composition Requirement receive our highest priority for individual tutorial services.

Click here to request an individual tutor

If you are taking a class that fulfills the first half of the Reading and Composition Requirement, please make sure to request your tutor during the first two weeks of the semester!

Some R1A sections also have SLC writing workshops available. For Fall 2009, the following course has a workshop:

African American Studies R1A

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