# Academic English (AC ENG) courses UC Irvine · 2026-2027 Catalog · 13 courses Source: https://catalogue.uci.edu/allcourses/ac_eng/ "Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026. ### AC ENG 20A — Academic Writing - **Units:** 5 - **Prerequisite:** Placement into AC ENG 20A - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 15 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/ac-eng.md) - Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only Grammar, sentence structure, paragraph and essay organization of formal written English. ### AC ENG 20B — Academic Writing - **Units:** 5 - **Prerequisite:** AC ENG 20A. Placement into AC ENG 20B is also accepted - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 5 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/ac-eng.md) - Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only Grammar, sentence structure, paragraph and essay organization of formal written English. ### AC ENG 20C — Essentials of Academic Writing - **Units:** 5 - **Prerequisite:** AC ENG 20B. Placement into AC ENG 20C is also accepted - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 12 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/ac-eng.md) - Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only Grammar, sentence structure, paragraph and essay organization of formal written English. ### AC ENG 22A — Academic English Reading and Vocabulary - **Units:** 2 - **Prerequisite:** Placement into AC ENG 22A is required - **Offered:** Fall 2026, 13 sections (/c/uc-irvine/schedule/fall-2026/ac-eng.md) Intensive reading exercises with occasional practice in extensive reading, focusing on comprehension, development of vocabulary, syntax, rhetorical features, reading strategies, and study skills. ### AC ENG 22B — ESL Reading and Vocabulary - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only Extensive reading and discussion with emphasis on journal articles, textbook chapters, notetaking, and the interpretation of charts, diagrams, tables, and figures. ### AC ENG 29 — Special Topics in ESL - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Pass/Not Pass only - Repeatability: May be taken unlimited times as topics vary Directed and individualized work in English as a second language not covered in the AC ENG 20, 21, 22 sequence. ### AC ENG 139W — Advanced Academic Writing Across the Curriculum - **Units:** 4 - **Prerequisite:** Satisfactory completion of the Lower-Division Writing requirement - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Restrictions: Restricted to students whose first language is not English - (Ib) Designed for transfer students who speak English as a second language. Focuses on developing academic reading and writing skills including essay content, organization, vocabulary, and grammar. Academic content also covered. ### AC ENG 200 — Oral English Communication I - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times Designed to help students hear and produce the sounds of English as an International Language with greater accuracy and confidence. Focuses on pronunciation features (e.g., consonant sounds, consonant clusters, vowels, thought groups, and nuclear stress). ### AC ENG 201 — Oral English Communication II - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times Designed to help students develop conversational fluency in English as an International Language. Focuses on applying knowledge of linguistic features and communicative skills during conversational exchange in a variety of social, academic, and professional contexts. ### AC ENG 202 — Oral English Communication III - **Units:** 2 - **Prerequisite:** AC ENG 200 with a minimum grade of B- or AC ENG 201 with a minimum grade of B- - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times Designed to help students hone their public speaking skills in English as an International Language. Focuses on preparing, organizing, and delivering speeches and presentations and interacting with the audience, emphasizing skills needed in academic settings. ### AC ENG 210 — Introduction to Graduate Research Writing - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times Designed to introduce key components and skills for successful graduate-level academic writing. Topics cover summarizing and synthesizing sources, understanding appropriate source use conventions, developing and organizing ideas for research writing, revising, and editing. ### AC ENG 211 — Graduate Writing for Scholarly Publication - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times Designed to help graduate students in the preparation of a conference paper or journal manuscript for publication. Topics cover writing for academic publication in their fields and understanding disciplinary source use conventions. ### AC ENG 212 — Thesis/Dissertation Writing for Graduate Students - **Units:** 2 - **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule - Grading Option: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only - Repeatability: May be taken for credit 3 times Designed to help graduate students in the preparation of a thesis/dissertation (or proposal). Topics cover planning a thesis/dissertation project, understanding the focuses and goals of different chapters, and practicing different ways of integrating sources to avoid plagiarism.