This Certificate of Competency is a noncredit program designed for those interested in developing greater competency in the skills needed to be proficient writers. It is designed to give students an academic foundation in English reading comprehension and writing skills. Students will explore different types of academic writing, build academic vocabulary, strengthen academic reading comprehension, learn strategies to improve academic writing, and develop stronger overall reading and writing skills. Skills developed to focus on those necessary to successfully pass college-level English, including grammar, reading, and paragraph writing. Special emphasis on the development of students who have confidence in writing college-level essays.

Program Outcomes

1. Students will demonstrate essay writing skills in support of college-level coursework and produce academic writing that follows proper format and standard English grammatical rules.
2. Students will demonstrate command of reading strategies for reading academic texts.

Certificate of Competency

A certificate in a recognized career field articulated with degree-applicable coursework, completion of an associate degree, or transfer to a baccalaureate institution.

For more information regarding noncredit, please visit https://orangecoastcollege.edu/academics/adult-education/index.html

Course List Hours

Course	Title	Hours
Required Courses
Select two courses from the following:
ENGL A001N	Grammar Within Reach - Noncredit	18
ENGL A002N	Reading for Success - Noncredit	18
ENGL A003N	Perfecting Paragraphs - Noncredit	18
ENGL A004N	Building A College Essay - Noncredit	18
ENGL A006N	Support Skills for English Composition	1-6
Total Hours		19-36