Students at Florida Gulf Coast University take the Composition I and Composition II sequence as part of the General Education requirement. In these courses, students practice critical reading and writing in a variety of styles. The work students do in Composition prepares them to for university-level reading and writing in their major areas of study.
In these courses, students come to understand writing as a process that involves rigorous attention to developing ideas, writing, and revising. They develop an understanding of rhetoric and writing conventions as well as the skills to present ideas clearly. As students move into Composition II, they build on their skills focusing on argument, academic writing, and advanced research skills.
