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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Spring Semester Studies one or more major texts that are rarely studied in their entirety in a conventional literature class, this course synthesizes study of English by the discovery of the meaning and power of a great text within the context of literature. Text selections will depend on the professor’s area of expertise. Prerequisite: Senior standing and major in English or permission of instructor.
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6.00 Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters Student has complete responsibility for publishing the student newspaper on a regular schedule. Duties include supervising subeditors and reporters, assigning and editing stories, proofreading, overseeing the design and layout, advertising and business functions, and acting as liaison with the newspapers readers, and other staff and administrators. (Same course as COM 4561, VA 4561).
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5.00 Credits
Offered Periodically Offers students study skills development during the semester. Basic skills practice is given in time management and taking both essay and objective tests.
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1.50 Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters Promotes improved academic skills by giving practice in study methods, planning study time, approaching readings for comprehension and efficiency, understanding the psychological factors in learning, managing time effectively, improving listening skills, and taking both objective and essay tests.
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3.00 Credits
Fall Semester Focuses on improvement of English skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening, to support college-level work. Designed to familiarize the student, whose fluency is in a language other than English, with American culture through readings, discussions, the class will help students achieve a basic English proficiency. Prerequisite: Permission of the Essential Skills Director or the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Spring Semester Places emphasis on proficiency in academic reading, writing, speaking, and listening in English. Designed to explore the major themes of American culture, the class strives to provide acculturation through language. Prerequisite: Permission of the Essential Skills Director or the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters Teaches successful reading strategies while instructing about world cultures. These reading strategies (including pre-reading, annotating text, making connections, thinking aloud and questioning the author) can be applied to any reading task to help students better engage in and understand whatever they are reading. This class will teach these strategies and help students to implement them through readings in comparative mythology, short fiction, international current events (non-fiction), a brief novel and a textbook chapter on European Colonialism throughout the world. Students will be reading works by authors from Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East.
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3.00 Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters Helps students to find their voices, focus ideas, and construct effective, unified paragraphs into organized reflections and short essays. Fosters the ability to detect errors in grammar, spelling and usage, and stresses thorough revision and careful editing to clarify purpose, audience and tone. Prerequisite: Performance on Writing Inventory.
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2.00 Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters Answers the question, “What makes Boston, Boston?” Thiscourse explores the history, culture and urban environment of the City of Boston and its peoples, focusing on selected ideas and sites which exemplify the city’s intellectual, political, and artistic development. Students will be expected to respond to each site with a written reflection piece, and to research an area of interest for an intensive research project/paper.
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3.00 Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters Includes a review of number systems, proportions, percent, graphing, and elementary algebra. Emphasizes the application of mathematic information to problem solving and data analysis. Prerequisites: Math Inventory Performance or permission of instructor.
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