# Adult High School (HSENG) (HSENG) courses

MiraCosta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 7 courses

Source: https://catalog.miracosta.edu/continuingeducation/adulthighschooldiploma/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### HSENG 15 — Everyday Grammar (Career Preparation)

- **Hours:** Lecture 3 hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/hseng.md)
- High School Credits: 5
- Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

In this course, students review grammar with a focus on the skills and tools that can be used to enhance real-world and workplace writing. Grammar principles focus on revision opportunities in personal and professional writing and the grammar mechanics of emails, letters, and other real-world documents. This course is ideal for students who want to review or practice personal and professional writing skills that can be used in everyday life. (May be repeated one time.)

### HSENG 16 — Academic Grammar (College Preparation)

- **Hours:** Lecture 3 hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/hseng.md)
- High School Credits: 5
- Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

In this course, students review grammar with a focus on the skills and tools that can be used to enhance formal academic writing. Grammar principles focus on opportunities for essay revision and grammar mechanics for MLA and APA citation as well as common essay writing and revision tools. This course is ideal for students who want to review or practice the academic writing skills that will prepare them for college. (May be repeated time.)

### HSENG 17 — Basic Skills: Reading and Study Strategies

- **Hours:** Lecture 3 hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/hseng.md)
- High School Credits: 5
- Course Typically Offered: ALTERNATING TERMS

This course helps students improve their reading comprehension and vocabulary in various academic and career-related subjects. It emphasizes fundamental reading comprehension skills, real-world, workplace, and academic vocabulary enhancement, and effective study habits. (May be repeated one time.)

### HSENG 21 — Everyday Writing: The Single Paragraph (Career Preparation)

- **Hours:** Lecture 3 hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/hseng.md)
- High School Credits: 5
- Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

In this course, students review different types of simple real-world and workplace documents. Reading assignments include texts such as manuals, directions, short letters, and emails. Writing assignments focus on short written responses, such as personal and professional emails and workplace documents like cover letters. This course is ideal for students who want to review or practice personal and professional writing skills that will prepare them for everyday life as well as current and future jobs. (May be repeated one time.)

### HSENG 22 — Academic Writing: The Five Paragraph Essay (College Preparation)

- **Hours:** Lecture 3 hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/hseng.md)
- High School Credits: 5
- Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

In this course, students review standard paragraphs and essays and the tools that can be used to enhance formal academic writing. Reading assignments include fiction and non-fiction texts from diverse authors. Writing assignments focus on writing and revision opportunities in crafting a standard five-paragraph essay. This course is ideal for students who want to review or practice the academic writing skills that will prepare them for college. (May be repeated one time.)

### HSENG 23 — Everyday Writing: Reports and Projects (Career Preparation)

- **Hours:** Lecture 3 hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/hseng.md)
- High School Credits: 5
- Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

In this course, students review different types of advanced real-world and workplace documents. Reading assignments include texts such as Pew research, home repair estimates, and academic or medical reports and evaluations. Writing assignments focus on longer written responses, such as personal and professional project proposals and career/vocation-specific writing. This course is ideal for students who already have some personal and professional writing experience or knowledge, but who desire more review and practice to enhance those skills for everyday life as well as for current and future jobs. (May be repeated one time.)

### HSENG 25 — Academic Writing: The Research Paper (College Preparation)

- **Hours:** Lecture 3 hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/miracosta-college/schedule/fall-2026/hseng.md)
- High School Credits: 5
- Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

In this course, students review different academic essay formats and the tools that can be used to enhance formal academic writing. Reading assignments include college-level texts from diverse authors. Writing assignments focus on writing and revising opportunities in crafting an academic research essay. This course is ideal for students who want to review or practice the academic writing skills that will prepare them for college. (May be repeated one time.)