01:356:156 · English as a Second Language · School 01 — New Brunswick School of Arts and Sciences

English For Academic Purposes II: Academic Writing In The United States

English for Academic Purposes II is a 4.5-credit writing course for learners of English as an additional language. Students analyze multimodal texts across disciplines, practice academic writing, and create a digital project showing their critical thinking and rhetorical development.

4.5
credits
Typical seasons: Fall · Spring · Summer
Guide: Researched guide · 6 sources

Can I take it?

356:155

English For Academic Purposes I: Writing Across Cultures

How it’s graded

Narrative writing · Analytical writing · Synthetic writing · Discipline-specific research project

2022 catalog writing modes; current undated course description

Students rate teaching

4.60 / 5

SIRS · 3,839 responses · 2016–2025

Spring 2027

6 sections

6 open in snapshot · 4 instructors

When it meets

MTh 12:10 PM · TTh 2:00 PM

Livingston

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Who’s teaching it — Spring 2027

Checked-in sections · current seat counts are unavailable.

Mendonez

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MTh 10:20 AM · Livingston · 2 sections · 2 open

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Qisi Zhang

TF 10:20 AM · Livingston · 2 sections · 2 open

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Desorbo

First name not listed in schedule

MTh 12:10 PM · Livingston · 1 section · 1 open

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Fiona Hu

TTh 2:00 PM · Livingston · 1 section · 1 open

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Course guide

AI-generated overview

Sources (6)

Is this for me?

Best for

Students placed into the EAP II sequence who want practice reading and writing across academic disciplines.
Writers who want to build academic-writing strategies and show their thinking through a digital project.

Tough if

You are looking for a course outside the directed writing sequence; placement determines whether EAP II is the right step.
You prefer a course without sustained writing and analysis of texts from different disciplines.

What you actually need

The Writing Program places students into EAP II through its writing sequence. Students who place into EAP I complete 356:155 first; students who place directly into EAP II pass 356:156 before moving to College Writing (355:101) or College Writing Extended (355:104).

How it’s graded

Narrative writing

2022 catalog description

Analytical writing

2022 catalog description

Synthetic writing

2022 catalog description

Discipline-specific research project

2022 catalog description

Final digital project

Current official course description

Evidence term: 2022 catalog writing modes; current undated course description. Past weights are not current section policy.

What you’ll learn

4 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor

1
Read multimodal texts across disciplines
Analyze how texts communicate across academic fields and modes.
Multimodal textsDisciplinary conventionsCritical reading
2
Practice academic writing modes
Develop narrative, analytical, and synthetic writing through course assignments.
Narrative writingAnalytical writingSynthesis
3
Build a discipline-specific research project
Apply course writing strategies to a research project in a field of study.
ResearchDisciplinary audienceAcademic conventions
4
Showcase learning in a digital project
Create a final digital project that demonstrates critical thinking and rhetorical effectiveness.
Digital compositionCritical thinkingRhetorical effectiveness

Do well in it

Common pitfall

Assuming EAP II by itself completes the WC core requirement.

Instead

Follow the placement sequence: EAP II comes before 355:101 or 355:104, and EAP I students complete 356:155 first.

1. Check your placement result and map the next course in the official writing sequence. Free resource
2. Choose a short text connected to a field you care about and mark its main claim, audience, and evidence. Free resource
3. Practice summarizing that text in a paragraph, then add one sentence explaining how your evidence supports the summary. Free resource

Sources & coverage

Researched and independently reviewed · 6 sources · 9/12 fields found

Rutgers Writing Program: EAP II course description · official · retrieved 2026-10-02
Rutgers Writing Program: directed sequence of writing courses · official · retrieved 2026-10-02
Rutgers–New Brunswick Undergraduate Catalog: English for Academic Purposes courses · official · retrieved 2026-10-02 · historical
Coursicle student reviews for Rutgers 356:156 · student · retrieved 2026-10-02 · historical
Rutgers subreddit discussion mentioning EAP II in a placement question · student · retrieved 2026-10-02 · 2024-05-27
Rutgers subreddit transfer-course selection discussion listing 356:156 · student · retrieved 2026-10-02 · 2023-07-19 · historical

Search coverage

officialSummary: found · The Writing Program describes the course audience, cross-disciplinary multimodal reading, writing assignments, and final digital project.
Rutgers "Academic Writing in the United States" "356:156" · site:english.rutgers.edu 356:156 academic writing United States

atAGlance.weeklyHours: not-found · No recent term syllabus or reliable outside-class-hours estimate was found.
Rutgers 01:356:156 syllabus EAP II Fall 2024 2025

courseRatings: not-found · Searches found only incidental Reddit mentions and older review snippets, without enough current or corroborated detail for any numeric signal.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "356:156" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "356 156" Rutgers EAP · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "English for Academic Purposes II" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "356:156" writing class professor · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "356 156" class professor · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "EAP II" class · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "academic discourse" 356 Rutgers

assessment: found · The current official description names writing assignments and a final digital project but provides no weights, exam information, or dated term syllabus.
Rutgers "Academic Writing in the United States" "356:156" · Rutgers 01:356:156 syllabus EAP II Fall 2024 2025

fit.bestFor: found · Fit statements reflect the official course audience and its stated cross-disciplinary writing goals.
Rutgers "Academic Writing in the United States" "356:156" · site:english.rutgers.edu 356:156 academic writing United States

fit.toughIf: found · This is framed around the course's stated work with academic English, multiple text modes, and research writing, not an inferred difficulty rating.
Rutgers "Academic Writing in the United States" "356:156" · site:english.rutgers.edu 356:156 academic writing United States

prerequisitesInPractice: found · Rutgers placement guidance says EAP II follows placement into that course and must be passed before 355:101 or 355:104; students placed into EAP I take 155 first.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "356:156" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "English for Academic Purposes II" · Rutgers 01:356:156 syllabus EAP II Fall 2024 2025

instructorVariation: not-found · No recent, attributable comparison of section practices by instructor was located.
Rutgers 01:356:156 syllabus EAP II Fall 2024 2025 · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "356:156" writing class professor

chapters: found · Official course and catalog descriptions identify writing modes, discipline-specific research, and a digital project; they do not publish a week-by-week order, so the units are a conceptual arc rather than a syllabus calendar.
Rutgers "Academic Writing in the United States" "356:156" · site:english.rutgers.edu 356:156 academic writing United States

commonPitfalls: found · Official placement and course pages establish that EAP II is one step in a directed sequence and has a withdrawal restriction.
Rutgers "Academic Writing in the United States" "356:156" · site:english.rutgers.edu 356:156 academic writing United States

prepPlan: found · Preparation suggestions are lightweight practice aligned with stated course activities and link to Rutgers placement guidance.
Rutgers "Academic Writing in the United States" "356:156" · site:english.rutgers.edu 356:156 academic writing United States

studentPerspective: found · Two older student review excerpts on one course-review page express different views of writing support and grading. Reddit results mention the course but do not provide direct course-experience themes; these limited, stale reviews should not be generalized.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "356:156" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "356 156" Rutgers EAP · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "English for Academic Purposes II" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "356:156" writing class professor · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "356 156" class professor · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "EAP II" class · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "academic discourse" 356 Rutgers

Spring 2027 sections

6 open · Livingston

Section	Status	Instructor	Meeting	Campus
0115004	Open	Desorbo	Monday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at LSH B116; Thursday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at LSH B116; ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET)LSH B116	Livingston
0215005	Open	Fiona Hu	Tuesday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at LSH B123; Thursday 2:00 PM-3:20 PM at LSH B123; ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET)LSH B123	Livingston
0415007	Open	Mendonez	Monday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at TIL 224; Thursday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at TIL 224; ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET)TIL 224	Livingston
0515008	Open	Mendonez	Monday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at TIL 127; Thursday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at TIL 127; ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET)TIL 127	Livingston
0615009	Open	Qisi Zhang	Tuesday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at LSH B116; Friday 10:20 AM-11:40 AM at LSH B116; ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET)LSH B116	Livingston
0715010	Open	Qisi Zhang	Tuesday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at LSH A139; Friday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at LSH A139; ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET)LSH A139	Livingston

cachedSource: Checked-in Rutgers Schedule of Classes snapshotsUpdated when term datasets are refreshedMay be stale

SIRS teaching signals

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Teaching

4.60

Course quality

4.52

Response rate

80.5%

Coverage

320 offerings · 2016–2025

Instructor	Offerings	Teaching	Quality
Madeline Zehala	15	4.75	4.69
Maryann Puccio	14	4.71	4.66
Puccio Maryann	12	4.84	4.82
Michael Mendonez	12	4.71	4.68
Agnieszka Goeller	12	4.51	4.40
Simon Wickhamsmith	11	4.71	4.52

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Catalog and planning context

Credits

4.5

Current campuses

Livingston

Current availability

6 open of 6

Catalog terms

Fall, Spring, Summer

Core codes

None listed

Loaded terms

Prerequisites

(01:356:155)

Degree requirement lists

No direct degree-list membership appears in the checked-in requirement index.

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Who’s teaching it — Spring 2027

Course guide

Is this for me?

Best for

Tough if

What you actually need

How it’s graded

What you’ll learn

Read multimodal texts across disciplines

Practice academic writing modes

Build a discipline-specific research project

Showcase learning in a digital project

Do well in it

Assuming EAP II by itself completes the WC core requirement.

Sources & coverage

Spring 2027 sections

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Prerequisites

Degree requirement lists

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Who’s teaching it — Spring 2027

Course guide

Is this for me?

Best for

Tough if

What you actually need

How it’s graded

What you’ll learn

Read multimodal texts across disciplines

Practice academic writing modes

Build a discipline-specific research project

Showcase learning in a digital project

Do well in it

Assuming EAP II by itself completes the WC core requirement.

Sources & coverage

Spring 2027 sections

SIRS teaching signals

Course stats

Prerequisites

Degree requirement lists

Related ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE courses