RHET 108

Credit: 4 hours.

(RHET 108) Study of the methods of exposition, the problems of argument, the use of evidence, and style; practice in expository writing. This course fulfills the Campus Composition I general education requirement.

Students with credit in RHET 108 may not receive additional credit for RHET 105 or SPCM 111 and SPCM 112.

Registration in RHET 108 is limited to students who are recommended for RHET 108 on the basis of the Rhetoric Placement exam. Original freshmen placement determines the eligibility of sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Note: Transfer students who have not yet taken a college composition class elsewhere, should contact the U of I testing office to arrange to take a placement exam. Transfer students who have taken composition from another institution, but have not fully satisfied the U or I comp I requirement can take the transfer writing test for proficiency credit. Engineering students must obtain a dean's approval to drop this course after the second week of instruction.