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  • 6.00 Credits

    ENG 010A uses writing and reading to focus on grammar, sentence structure, paragraph development, fundamental English usage, and intensive paragraph writing. The course is required of all students whose scores on the placement test indicate a need for intensive review of basic writing skills. ENG 010A may also be taken as a refresher course. This precollege level course cannot be used to fulfill a degree requirement nor is it calculated in a student's Grade Point Average (GPA); however, the credits billed will be applied towards a student's financial aid enrollment status and enrollment status reported to the National Student Clearinghouse.
  • 3.00 Credits

    ENG 011 emphasizes sentence structure, paragraph development, fundamental English usage, and intensive paragraph writing. The course is required of all students whose scores on the placement test indicate a need for intensive review of basic writing skills. ENG 011 may also be taken as a refresher course. This precollege level course cannot be used to fulfill a degree requirement nor is it calculated in a student's Grade Point Average (GPA); however, the credits billed will be applied towards a student's financial aid enrollment status and enrollment status reported to the National Student Clearinghouse.
  • 3.00 Credits

    ENG 101 is based on the premise that critical thinking generates clear writing. In this course, the student learns to read critically, a skill that involves distinguishing central ideas from supporting material and identifying an author's purpose, assumptions, attitudes, and biases. Additionally, the student in ENG 101 learns a writing process that involves generating ideas, drafting, composing, revising, and editing. The student also learns to locate, use, and accurately reference various sources of information.
  • 3.00 Credits

    ENG 101 is based on the premise that critical thinking generates clear writing. In this course, the student learns to read critically, a skill that involves distinguishing central ideas from supporting material and identifying an author's purpose, assumptions, attitudes, and biases. Additionally, the student in ENG 101 learns a writing process that involves generating ideas, drafting, composing, revising, and editing. The student also learns to locate, use, and accurately reference various sources of information. This Honors course fosters high-achieving students' growth towards learning outcomes such as: problem solving, often with creative approaches; critical reading; forming judgments based on evidence, often from integrative learning; clear, persuasive research writing; oral presentation; and articulate reflection on personal growth. Honors courses are more likely to utilize student-driven active learning, emphasizing exploration and discovery, rather than the acquisition of specific knowledge; faculty might provide projects with no pre-determined conclusion, but with real-world application.
  • 3.00 Credits

    ENG 102 focuses on writing the college-level research paper and develops each student's mastery of communication, information literacy, and analytic skills with emphasis placed on research and documentation methods. Students use writing, reading, listening, and observations skills to understand, organize, receive, and convey information. Using research gleaned from diverse sources, students employ logic, reasoning, and analysis to craft effective essays.
  • 3.00 Credits

    ENG 102 focuses on writing the college-level research paper and develops each student's mastery of communication, information literacy, and analytic skills with emphasis placed on research and documentation methods. Students use writing, reading, listening, and observations skills to understand, organize, receive, and convey information. Using research gleaned from diverse sources, students employ logic, reasoning, and analysis to craft effective essays. This Honors course fosters high-achieving students' growth towards learning outcomes such as: problem solving, often with creative approaches; critical reading; forming judgments based on evidence, often from integrative learning; clear, persuasive research writing; oral presentation; and articulate reflection on personal growth. Honors courses are more likely to utilize student-driven active learning, emphasizing exploration and discovery, rather than the acquisition of specific knowledge; faculty might provide projects with no pre-determined conclusion, but with real-world application.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Writing for Technical Communication entails the application of writing and research skills taught in ENG 101. It teaches on-the-job writing with a concentration in special and practical forms of communication, including letters, emails, memos, summaries, proposals, instructions, and reports. In addition, the course adapts formal English to the style of the technical or specialized writer.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Writing for Business and Industry entails the study of the principles of general business communication. The course includes intensive study of the mechanics, form, style, and content of business writing and an introduction to research skills.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is a chronological survey of English literature from the beginnings through the Neoclassical Period. The emphasis is on major writers, whose works are studied for their literary value and in their historical and philosophical contexts.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is a chronological survey of English literature from the Romantic Period to the present. The emphasis is on major writers, whose works are studied for their literary value and in their historical and philosophical contexts.
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