English Communications (2 courses)
Writing Requirement (3 courses)
This component recognizes the central role communication plays in
learning and in life. Courses teach the principles of clear and
effective communication and provide opportunities to practice and refine
them throughout a student’s college career.
English Communications [EC]
Two courses are available to satisfy the first-semester of the Communications requirement. Each course focuses on the development of competencies such as writing, information literacy, and critical reading.
FYE 111 First Year Experience I| This is a seminar-style course that promotes intellectual inquiry and develops competencies essential to meet the rigorous curricular demands of our College. The primary focus is on writing with a secondary focus on critical reading. Students must take the corresponding companion course of FYE-111C, as evident by matching section numbers. Fulfills requirement: First Year Experience. Students must take the corresponding companion course of
FYE-111C, as evident by matching section numbers. 3 credits. |
(First-Year Experience, 4 credits) is a theme-based seminar with an academic component that meets for 3 hours per week and a 1-hour per week companion component focusing on the successful emotional and intellectual transition to college. ENG 111 (English Communications, 3 credits) is not organized around a particular topic, so its students can expect to write essays about a variety of different topics.
Requirement:
One of:
ENG 111 English Communications I
FYE 111 First Year Experience I| This is a seminar-style course that promotes intellectual inquiry and develops competencies essential to meet the rigorous curricular demands of our College. The primary focus is on writing with a secondary focus on critical reading. Students must take the corresponding companion course of FYE-111C, as evident by matching section numbers. Fulfills requirement: First Year Experience. Students must take the corresponding companion course of
FYE-111C, as evident by matching section numbers. 3 credits. |
and one of
ENG 112 English Communications II
FYE 112 First Year Experience II
| This seminar style course continues to promote intellectual inquiry and further develop critical writing and critical reading skills with an added emphasis on information literacy. Students learn library research techniques, including how to evaluate the quality and relevance of sources, and use information legally and ethically, culminating in a research paper. Fulfills requirement: First Year Experience. Prerequisite: FYE 111, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits. |
In their second semester, students may choose between ENG 112 (English Communications II, 3 credits) and FYE 112 First Year Experience II
| This seminar style course continues to promote intellectual inquiry and further develop critical writing and critical reading skills with an added emphasis on information literacy. Students learn library research techniques, including how to evaluate the quality and relevance of sources, and use information legally and ethically, culminating in a research paper. Fulfills requirement: First Year Experience. Prerequisite: FYE 111, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits. |
(First-Year Experience II, 4 credits). Both courses provide a foundation in the skills essential to information literacy, i.e., the ability to find, evaluate, and make effective use of source material relevant to a research topic. Like
FYE 111 First Year Experience I| This is a seminar-style course that promotes intellectual inquiry and develops competencies essential to meet the rigorous curricular demands of our College. The primary focus is on writing with a secondary focus on critical reading. Students must take the corresponding companion course of FYE-111C, as evident by matching section numbers. Fulfills requirement: First Year Experience. Students must take the corresponding companion course of
FYE-111C, as evident by matching section numbers. 3 credits. |
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FYE 112 First Year Experience II| This seminar style course continues to promote intellectual inquiry and further develop critical writing and critical reading skills with an added emphasis on information literacy. Students learn library research techniques, including how to evaluate the quality and relevance of sources, and use information legally and ethically, culminating in a research paper. Fulfills requirement: First Year Experience. Prerequisite: FYE 111, or permission of the instructor. 3 credits. |
is theme based and includes an additional 1-hour per week component focused on developing a personal curricular plan and career exploration.
Writing Requirement [WP]
In addition to English Communications, students must complete three courses designated Writing Process,
preferably one each during the sophomore, junior and senior years.
Requirement: Three courses from the following approved list.
Criteria for Writing Process courses:
- Course teaches students to write according to the conventions and expectations of a particular discipline.
- Writing will be taught as a process, beginning with thinking about (and perhaps conducting research on) a topic, then articulating a tentative thesis or hypothesis, drafting an outline, and working through successive drafts of an essay before arriving at the finished product.
- Faculty will offer instruction in writing and will provide substantive written or oral feedback on students' written performance during the writing process.
- Evaluation of writing quality shall be an important factor in determining the course grade.
- Students in writing process courses will write a minimum of 3,000 words in formal writing (i.e. case studies, discipline specific documents). In-class examinations and quizzes, laboratory notebooks, journals, diaries, and essays of fewer than 500 words may count toward the final course grade, but shall not count toward the 3,000-word minimum requirement. Exception: A course taught in a language other than English shall be held to the 3,000-word minimum requirement, but shall be permitted to count reflections, journals, and in-class writings as part of the writing process.
- The number of students in a writing-process course shall be capped at a level no higher than 22 students.
- Equivalent courses taken at other institutions may not necessarily include a writing component and therefore will not automatically satisfy the WP requirement. Students who wish to meet the Writing Process requirement off-campus must petition the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for approval.