DVS 070 - College Reading 1

Institution:

Community College of Allegheny County

Subject:

Developmental Studies

Description:

This course provides instruction in basic comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students develop awareness of themselves as readers by employing metacognitive strategies. Additionally, students learn to identify and utilize organizational patterns and apply critical reading skills in making judgments about texts.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Reading placement test

Corequisites:

DVS 060    

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

DVS 070 will normally be followed by DVS 101 unless the student's progress has been so accelerated in DVS 070 that the department advises against a subsequent course. Students must earn a "C" grade or better to register for the next course in this discipline or to use this course as a prerequisite for a course in another discipline.

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.ccac.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 323-2323

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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