Assignments will be posted on the class website and students will complete work by e-mailing the instructor by the posted deadline, by participating in live chats with the instructor and with classmates and by posting messages on the class discussion board. No campus visits are required.

English 150 is a demanding class. Students should be prepared to dedicate a minimum of 6 hours a week to the class. (Taking English 150 in the summer is even more demanding. Summer sessions offer accelerated courses. Students are expected to complete the course--a course which would normally take 18 weeks to finish during a regular semester--in about 6 weeks. This type of workload generally requires that summer students dedicate approximately 15 to 18 hours a week to their English class.)

The online English 150 class contains the same content as a face-to-face class, but students do need to make a few adjustments in order to be successful in an online class. Online learning requires much more independence than traditional classroom learning. Students must learn to take control, to be very organized, and they will have to motivate themselves to meet all of the deadlines.

Please click on the links at the bottom of this page to determine if online learning suits your needs.

Important Announcements:

In order to take English 150, students must have the prerequisites fulfilled. Students are eligible if they have:

• placement test scores from COM revealing placement in English 150; OR,
• placement test scores from another college revealing placement in English 150 (or the equivalent at another college); OR
• copies of transcripts showing that a student has taken English 120 (or the equivalent at another college) or English 150 (or the equivalent at another college).
• If a student submits transcripts as proof, they must also submit a copy of a description of the course from the official course catalogue; OR,
• send an e-mail to the instructor including a URL which leads to the official online catalogue and online course description. OR,
• SAT scores indicating a score of 600 or more on the verbal section for the SAT I; OR,
• 680 or better on the College Board SAT-II Writing Test; OR
• 3, 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement (AP) Examination in English; OR
• 5 or above on an International Baccalaureate High Level English A exam.
• 6 or above on an International Baccalaureate Standard Level English A1 exam

Please keep in mind that instructors cannot "waive" course prerequisites. If students have not met prerequisites for a particular course, but believe they have grounds for challenging those prerequisites, they should contact the Challenge Office and Sue Scott in Counseling at x7431.

Students officially enrolled in the course are required to e-mail the instructor at ingrid.kelly@marin.edu  on the first official day of the term so that the instructor can send you information on how to access the online class site.

Please include your full name and your COM student ID. If you do not have a COM student ID, please send the last FOUR digits of your Social Security number in your e-mail. Your e-mail should verify that you are a student at CoM,  include your full name, identify the title & section # of the class you wish to take, and  include the last FOUR digits of your Social Security number/Student ID in your e-mail.

The instructor will contact students with Login information (Usernames and passwords) on the first official day of the term. If you are officially enrolled and you do NOT receive an e-mail from the instructor explaining how to login to the class site on the first official day of the term, you should e-mail the instructor immediately AND leave a voice mail message with your name, phone #, and section # by calling (415) 485-9611.