This first English composition course focuses on writing in ways to help you communicate more fluently, express your ideas more convincingly and think more critically. They encourage you to experiment with language and ideas, and help to prepare you, as a writer, for the demands of college-level courses in across the disciplines.
ENGL100 Composition for Nonnative Speakers of English (4 credit hours) and ENGL101 Composition (3 credit hours) are equivalent courses and fulfill the initial written communication requirement at Mason. If your first language is other than English, you have the option of enrolling in either ENGL100 or ENGL101.