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Catalog Descriptions

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Composition Course Descriptions

 

 

Catalog Descriptions: 

 

ENG 1010. Basic Writing. Cr. 2-4

Only two credits count toward graduation. No credit toward English group requirement. Prereq: placement through [ACT score or] English Qualifying Examination. Offered for S and U grades only. One hour arranged.  Extensive practice in fundamentals of college reading and writing in preparation for ENG 1020. Required of students qualifying on the basis of [ACT score or] the English Qualifying Examination.

 

ENG 1020. (BC) Introductory College Writing. Cr. 4.   

A course in reading, research, and writing for college classes.

Prereq: placement through [ACT score,] English Qualifying Examination, or passing grade in ENG 1010.

 

ENG 1050. (BC) Freshman Honors: English I. Cr. 4.  

Open only to Honors Program students. Freshman seminar in reading and writing about fiction, poetry

and drama.

 

ENG 2050. (IC) Freshman Honors: English II. Cr. 4.

Open only to Honors Program students. Continuation of ENG 1050.

 

ENG 3010. (IC) Intermediate Writing. Cr. 3.

Prereq: ENG 1020 or equiv. Intermediate course in writing and critical reading, building upon skills taught in ENG 1020. Areas of emphasis may include: analyzing and synthesizing written material, writing essays in a variety of rhetorical modes, developing style, and improving research skills.

 

 

ENG 3050. (IC) Technical Communication I: Report Writing. Cr. 3.

Prereq: ENG 1020 or equiv. & sophomore standing; coreq: ENG 0500, 1 cr., required for international students with serious ESL writing problems. Instruction in basic technical writing skills. Requirements include: writing letters and memos, summaries, technical instructions, proposals, and reports. Topics include: audience and purpose analysis, visual support of texts, and formatting.

 

 

ENG 3060. (OC) Technical Communication II: Writing and Speaking. Cr. 3.

Prereq: Grade of C or better in ENG 3050; coreq: ENG 0500, 1 cr., required for international students with serious ESL writing problems. Continuation of technical reporting techniques introduced in ENG 3050, emphasizing instruction and practice in oral technical reporting. Requirements include: process demonstrations, mechanism descriptions, press conferences, and a group project culminating in a written feasibility report and formal oral presentation.

 

*NOTE: I.C. Requirements can also be fulfilled by literature courses in the Department of English

 

 

 

 
 

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