<p>so it turns out my application has been sitting because i did not meet a requirement for english.</p>
<p>i am an english major at the university of michigan and have taken several english classes. after calling uc riverside, i was told that the course that i listed as fulfilling the critical thinking portion of the english requirements did not meet uc standards.</p>
<p>so what exactly is a critical thinking english course? can you give me some examples? </p>
<p>just want to make sure i update my application with the right course in place.</p>
<p>Hey not sure what is equivalent for you but critical thinking is just English 102. English 1 or 101 would be freshman english and 102 is the 2nd part Critical Reading/Writing/Analysis.</p>
<p>i go to the university of michigan and we don’t have the same system.</p>
<p>i have taken English 125 which is just a basic english composition course.</p>
<p>other than that i have taken 297 and 298 which are requirements to become an english major (intro to poetry, intro to literary studies). apparently the literary studies class did not cut it as a critical thinking course.</p>
<p>i’ve taken very detailed courses in the 400 level on joyce and the likes.</p>
<p>it’s not like i am not capable of having completed a ‘critical thinking’ course, i just have no clue what they are looking for in a class to consider it ‘critical thinking’.</p>
<p>Based on what is offered at my CC I would say you’re leaning too much towards the literature side.</p>
<p>It’s more basic philosophy level, logical fallacies, making proper arguments, examining arguments made by others, basic logic, that kind of thing.</p>
<p>They do offer a literature version but I’m assuming it would also be heavily philosophy based with literature only being used to facilitate that.</p>
<p>from what it sounds like, the english 125 that my school once called ‘english composition’ (now called college writing) fulfills the critical thinking portion of the requirements. we went over the methods to build a strong essay, understanding prompts, making arguments, techniques to use to make a stronger point, etc.</p>
<p>one of the literary studies classes i have taken probably meets the composition requirement since they were essay-based for work.</p>
<p>That sounds like it might work but, be aware that transferring credits between schools, especially different state schools, is a *****, and they may just not accept it at all. It’s not a system designed to work nicely for people transferring between schools like that.</p>
<p>yeah @arrivederci, that’s what riverside was explaining to me when i called them today. i guess i will update my application to include english 125 and 298, then meet with my school’s counselor tomorrow to make sure that these classes fulfill requirements to the best of my ability.</p>
<p>again, thanks everyone for responding quickly. i needed the help, appreciate it!</p>
<p>This is right from my schools course catalog for the English departments critical thinking course.</p>
<p>ENGWR 302 Advanced Composition and 3 Units
Critical Thinking
Prerequisite: ENGWR 300 or 480 with a grade of “C” or better
Advisory: LIBR 318
General Education: AA/AS Area II(a) (effective Summer 2009); AA/AS Area II(b); CSU Area A3; IGETC Area 1B
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
This course develops composition skills at the advanced level as well as analytical skills through writing, reading, and discussion. It examines methods by which people are persuaded to think, believe, and/or act. It also includes analyzing arguments or expressions of opinions for their validity and soundness and evaluating outside sources. Finally, it focuses on critically assessing, developing, supporting, and effectively expressing opinions on issues. It emphasizes thinking clearly and organizing thought carefully in writing by using principles of logic. This course includes writing a minimum of 6,500 words. </p>
<p>Hopefully this helps some how. Best of luck.</p>
<p>What I would suggest you do is look through the course catalog for UCR and find the course descriptions for classes that fulfill the English requirements. Match those descriptions up with the class descriptions of the courses you’ve already taken and use the ones that match up the best. </p>
<p>I know this is a pain in the ***, but this is what I was told to do when I was initially planing to transfer from a CSU to a UC.</p>