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Course Criteria
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6.00 Credits
6 credits Prepares students for basic critical reading and writing strategies required across the disciplines. Students focus on understanding of, reporting on, reacting to, and analyzing the ideas of others. Texts help students refine their writing and develop skills in interpretation and argumentation. This course does not satisfy an English requirement or an elective in any degree program; neither do its credits count toward graduation. Prerequisite: Placement Test score.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (RDG-002) (89-123) Prepares students who have achieved a basic level of reading competence for the higher order reading demands of college courses. Reading a variety of full length texts, primarily expository and literary selections, students move beyond literal comprehension skills and begin to develop the critical reading strategies required across the disciplines. This course does not satisfy an English requirement or English elective in any degree program; neither do its credits count toward graduation. It prepares students for Composition. Prerequisite: C- or better in Foundations of Reading, OR C- or better in Integrated Reading and WritingI, OR appropriate Placement Test score.
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6.00 Credits
6 credits Prepares students who have achieved a moderate level of reading and writing competence for the higher order demands of college courses. Students hone the critical reading and writing strategies required across the disciplines. Students focus on understanding of, reporting on, and reacting to the ideas of others. Texts serve as models and sources for students to refine their skills in narration, description, and exposition, and to develop skills in interpretation and argumentation. This course does not satisfy an English requirement or an elective in any degree program; neither do its credits count toward graduation. Prerequisite: C or better in Integrated Reading and Writing I OR C- or better in Foundations of Reading AND Writing: Introduction to the Essay; OR placement test score; OR permission of department chair.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ENG-002) (89-115) Through more complex essay types used in the academic setting students master the stages of the writing process as a vehicle for effective expression of ideas. Moving beyond writing based primarily on personal experience and observation, students focus on demonstrating the ability to understand, report, and react to the ideas of others. The basics of appropriate use of quotation, summary, and paraphrase as well as documentation of sources are introduced. Students develop awareness of the importance of audience and purpose. Texts will serve as models and sources for students to refine their skills in narration, description and exposition, and to develop skills in interpretation and argumentation. Students increase mastery of the conventions of standard academic written English. This course does not satisfy an English requirement or an English elective in any degree program; neither do its credits count toward graduation. It prepares students for Composition. Prerequisite: C- or better in Writing: Introduction to the Essay, OR C- or better in Integrated Reading and Writing I; OR Appropriate Placement Test score.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ENG-003) (89-118) Designed for students who have demonstrated their ability to complete both Academic Reading and Writing: Introduction to Composition (formerly Academic Writing Skills) in one three-semester-hour course. Please see catalog descriptions of Academic Reading and Writing: Introduction to Composition. This course does not satisfy an English requirement or an elective in any degree program; neither do its credits count toward graduation. Prerequisite: Recommendations from Foundations of Reading AND Writing: Introduction to the Essay instructors, permission of Department Chair or appropriate Placement Test score.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ENG-101) (80-101) Focuses on the study and practice of writing in an academic community. The course develops skills in text-based writing and introduction to college-level research. Students sharpen their ability to read, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize texts and ideas, and to argue effectively in writing that exhibits an intended purpose and audience. Students will draft and revise essays that are focused, organized, developed, and written in clear, standard English. Prerequisites: C- or better in Academic Reading AND Writing: Introduction to Composition, OR C- or better in Introduction to College Reading and Writing, OR C- or better in Integrated Reading and Writing II; OR placement test score for Composition.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ENG-102) Focuses on the process of research and research writing in the academic community. The course also strengthens competencies in exposition, persuasion, logic, textual evaluation, and critical analysis. Students will write a variety of research essays, one of which will be of substantial length. Prerequisite: C- or better in Composition.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ENG-103) (80-191) Students develop effective written communication skills for contemporary business, industry and professional settings. The course also introduces students to essential oral presentation and interaction skills, and employment preparation. Focusing on workplace requirements for written documents and presentations, students learn to utilize various print and technological resources including the Internet. Prerequisites: C- or better in Writing: Introduction to Composition, OR C- or better in Introduction to College Reading and Writing, OR C- or better in Integrated Reading and Writing II, OR Composition, OR appropriate Placement Test score, OR permission of Department Chair.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ENG-114) Familiarizes students with the complex range of material available in the area of children's literature. It covers material from the traditional to the contemporary, for a variety of ages in a variety of genres, including picture books, folk tales, poetry, realistic and historical fiction, biographies and informational literature. Students learn to select and evaluate materials appropriate to individual and group needs and interests. Significant authors and illustrators, past and present, will be studied. Prerequisite: C- or better in Composition.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (RDG-101) (89-122) Students utilize a variety of thinking and reading strategies to explore literature, philosophy, history, social sciences, and fine arts. Through an integration of readings, discussions, and a writing component involving analysis, synthesis, and evaluation; students study the history of ideas and universal themes in the humanities. This course is an English elective. Prerequisites: C- or better in Academic Reading, OR C- or better in Introduction to College Reading and Writing, OR C- or better in Integrated Reading and Writing II; OR placement test into Perspectives in the Humanities; OR permission of Department Chair.
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