2015-2016 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

Skill Area I. Communication Skills

All entering students are required to take ENG 105 (Enhanced Introduction to College Writing) or ENG 110 (Introduction to College Writing), which are introductory courses in expository writing, unless exempt due to previous coursework. A score of 550 or higher on the Writing portion of the SAT or 23 or higher on the English portion of the ACT is needed to enroll in ENG 110. Students with SAT Writing scores below 400 or ACT English scores below 18 will be required to complete ENG 099 (Remedial English), which focuses on improvement of basic writing skills, prior to taking ENG 110. Students with SAT Writing scores between 400-540 or ACT English scores between 18-22 will be required to take the Writing Placement Test, which will place them in ENG 110, ENG 105, or ENG 099.

Required Courses

Six credits are required in total, including either ENG 105 or 110.*

*Students who have not completed ENG 110 prior to earning 61 credits are required to take both ENG 110 and ENG 202.

Courses designed to improve communications skills relevant for the successful pursuit of a university education and for the enhancement of career opportunities.

CHIN 125Intermediate Chinese I

3

CHIN 126Intermediate Chinese II

3

CHIN 225Intermediate Chinese III

3

CHIN 226Intermediate Chinese IV

3

COMM 115Fundamentals of Communication

3

COMM 140Public Speaking

3

COMM 356Professional Communication

4

COMM 280Business and Professional Speaking

3

ENG 110Introduction to College Writing

3

ENG 202Intermediate Composition

3

ENG 265Introduction to Creative Writing: A Survey of Forms

3

ENGR 290Engineering Technical Writing and Presentation

3

ESL 108English as a Second Language: Writing I

3

ESL 109English as a Second Language: Writing II

3

ESL 201Advanced Study in English asa Second Language

3

FR 125Intermediate French I

3

FR 126Intermediate French II

3

FR 225Intermediate French III

3

FR 226Intermediate French IV

3

FYS 105First Year Seminar - Communication Skills

2 TO 4

GER 125Intermediate German I

3

GER 126Intermediate German II

3

GER 225Intermediate German III

3

GER 226Intermediate German IV

3

HON 140Writing & Research I

4

HON 441Writing & Research III: Honors Thesis

2

ITAL 125Intermediate Italian I

3

ITAL 126Intermediate Italian II

3

ITAL 225Intermediate Italian III

3

ITAL 226Intermediate Italian IV

3

JAPN 125Intermediate Japanese I

3

JAPN 126Intermediate Japanese II

3

JAPN 225Intermediate Japanese III

3

JAPN 226Intermediate Japanese IV

3

JRN 200Introduction to Journalism

3

JRN 235News Writing and Reporting I

3

ML 125Intermediate Modern Language I

3

ML 126Intermediate Modern Language II

3

ML 200Topics in Modern Language Studies

3

POL 125Intermediate Polish I

3

POL 126Intermediate Polish II

3

SPAN 125Intermediate Spanish I

3

SPAN 126Intermediate Spanish II

3

SPAN 128Intensive Intermediate Spanish I

6

SPAN 190Language for Heritage Speakers of Spanish I

3

SPAN 191Language for Heritage Speakers of Spanish II

3

SPAN 225Intermediate Spanish III

3

SPAN 226Intermediate Spanish IV

3

SPAN 261Business Spanish

3

SPAN 290Hispanic Culture for Heritage Speakers of Spanish I

3

SPAN 291Hispanic Culture for Heritage Speakers of Spanish II

3

Total Credit Hours:6