100R and 099 Explained

100R is a course which combines English 100 (also known as Basic Composition) and Reading for English 100, usually called 099. Together they are known as 100R. The "R" part of 100R, called "099," is designed to help students practice their reading skills in conjunction with their writing skills. In order to allow for this reading work, there is an extra day of class per week.

This page explains the difference between 100 and 100R. It also gives the Requirements and Policies for 099 and the Grading Criteria for 099, below. Students enrolled in English 100R should also read the information on English 100.

NOTE: "R" courses are listed in the course catalogues as 100:RA, 100:RB, etc. Non-R sections are numbered, e.g. 100:12.

Students must enroll in an "R" section of English 100 if:

• The student placed into 100R upon entering Rutgers University

• The student earned an 095P or an F in English 100

• The student passed 098

• The student passed EAD II

English 100R meets three times a week.
Students placed in 100R are technically enrolled both in 100 (Basic Composition) and 099 (Reading for Basic Composition; also known as English 099). Your schedule may say "meeting time by arrangement" for 099; however, this does not mean that you have to meet more than the three class sessions a week. This is only a quirk of the registration system. You do not have to arrange extra meeting times. Your class meets three times a week and that is all—the third day of class meeting is, essentially, your 099 class.

In this course description, purely for convenience, the reading component of 100R will be called 099.

• English 100R earns 4.5 credits: 3.0 regular credits, which count toward graduation, and 1.5 E credits, or "empty" credits, which appear on the transcript, count toward full-time status, but do not count toward graduation.

• Students earn two different grades, one for 100 and one for 099.

• Students must pass the 099 component of English 100R in order to pass the 100 component, and therefore to pass the course as a whole. Please see Requirements and Policies for 099 and Grading Criteria for 099, below.

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