Foundations of Writing and Critical Inquiry
All incoming freshmen and transfer students participate in the Foundations of Writing and Critical Inquiry program by enrolling in the following courses during their first and second terms: HASS 103 – Writing and Communications Colloquium and HASS 105 – Cal Colloquium: Knowledge, Nature, Culture. There is a special provision for incoming international undergraduate students that places them in HASS 101 – English Skills during their first semester, with HASS 103 and HASS 105 being taken during their second and third semesters.