Through a special co-requisite learning community in the English and ESOL Departments, students starting Level 4 ESOL classes can begin earning college-level credits now. Qualifying students move straight into English 1301 (Composition) and effectively shrink their Level 4 ESOL requirements down to just three one-hour ESOL courses.

By skipping over ESOL Reading and Vocabulary 4 and ESOL Writing 4, students in this learning community save valuable money and time.

The three NCBE support classes function like one three-hour course, with a single instructor and appropriate workload. Students develop advanced vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing skills as they expand on material from the paired English Composition I class. 

Student Eligibility:

Students must be academic credit and meet or exceed ALL of the following requirements:

• Passed Reading 3 with an B OR placed into Reading 4 on the ESOL Placement Chart.
• Passed Writing 3 with an B OR placed into Writing 4 on the ESOL Placement Chart.
• Passed Grammar 3 or Intensive Grammar with a B OR placed into Grammar 4 on the ESOL Placement Chart.
• Passed Oral 2 OR placed into Oral 3 on the ESOL Placement Chart.

Note: Students must register for all four courses

Summer 2026 10-week Classroom Section:

ENGL Comp I 1301-083-53288   MW 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.  HLC Instructor: Laura Jacob

NCBE Reading 0112-001-53290   MW 2:15 p.m.-2:55 p.m. HLC  Instructor: David Cooke

NCBE Writing 0113-001-53291   MW 3:00 p.m.-3:35 p.m. HLC  Instructor: David Cooke

NCBE Grammar 0114-001-53292   MW 3:40 p.m.-4:15 p.m. HLC  Instructor: David Cooke