Composition @ COD

The composition program at College of DuPage offers students a robust, multidisciplinary sequence of courses that focus upon writing and rhetoric in 21st century contexts. Students entering the program can expect to learn how best to respond to the multitude of writing situations that one faces in college and beyond. The English faculty at College of DuPage are committed to training students to adapt rhetorical skills to all walks of life.

In addition to the core composition sequence (English 1101/1102), we offer courses in professional and technical writing, and also an advanced composition course.

For information specifically for adjunct faculty, please visit the Adjunct English Resource Center!

The pages herein are intended to help COD English faculty design and develop Comp I & II courses. Please use the links in the upper right of your screen in order to access the materials that we have provided.

Questions can be directed to the Chair of Composition, Jillian Grauman.

For further reading, much of our program identity is drawn from the following bodies:

WPA: Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition (2014)
NCTE: Professional Knowledge for the Teaching of Writing (2016)
CCCC: Principles for the Postsecondary Teaching of Writing (2015)

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