ESW 120 - Writing and Reading for College Success

Units: 4

Through selected material from the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, students learn how various disciplines examine similar topics. The intent is to illustrate how disciplines interact to create knowledge and to prepare students for the wide array of reading and writing styles that will be required of them as they fulfill lower-division course work. Fundamental college success skills, information literacy, academic and career planning are also covered. Also offered as GEL 120 . Enrollment is restricted to incoming first-year students who have accepted admission at CSU San Marcos and submitted their Intent to Enroll. Students may not register for both ESW 120 and ESM 111 . Students who plan on enrolling in a First-Year Learning Community at CSU San Marcos should consider ESW 5 or ESW 25 as GEL 101 is a part of First-Year Learning Communities and students may not receive credit for both ESW 120 and GEL 101 .