ENG 120 - College Writing (4 Credit Hours)

In this course, students acquire the writing competence necessary for conducting and presenting research. A variety of assignments, beginning with personal reflections, build upon one another, as students develop ideas that respond to, critique, and synthesize the positions of others. Students systematize and organize knowledge in ways that will help them in all of their courses. The course also emphasizes the elements of good writing style, appropriate grammar and mechanics, clarity of language, and logical and cohesive development. It culminates in submission of a documented research paper.

Course Prerequisites - ENG 101 or Placement into ENG 120

ENG 130 - Research Paper (2 Credit Hours)

This is a writing course designed to help students successfully complete college writing projects that require research and documentation skills. Students study methods for using a library, gathering information, summarizing and synthesizing material, and writing and documenting a research paper. The course reviews and emphasizes elements of good writing such as unity, coherence, clarity, and appropriate grammar and mechanics. The course will also cover the appropriate application of APA citation and formatting guidelines.

Course Prerequisites - PF 121 or PF 321

ENG 202 - Introduction to Literature (3 Credit Hours)

Intended as a non-technical appreciation and exploration of three genres - the short story, drama, and poetry - aimed at exposing the student to using literary analysis and expanding the student's literary frame of reference. Western and nonwestern literature will be studied. This course is only available through the Acadeum Course Share platform as a part of the University's membership in the Council of Independent Colleges' Online Course Sharing Consortium (CIC-OCSC). Please contact your academic advisor for more information.

ENG 205 - Business & Professional Writing (4 Credit Hours)

This is an intermediate composition course focusing on writing for business and professional purposes. Students will review the writing conventions commonly expected within business and professional environments, as well as strategies for analyzing rhetorical situations within those environments. Coursework includes analysis, revision, and research exercises, as well as substantial practice in composing business correspondence. The final project is an extensive, researched business proposal developed in stages and presented to the class. Students will be encouraged to relate course materials to their major programs and workplace experiences.

Course Prerequisites - PF 121 or PF 321, ENG 120

ENG 209 - American Literature (to the Civil War) (3 Credit Hours)

A study of American literary periods from pre-colonial writings about the New World through the Civil War (1865), with emphasis on the contributions of primary writers in exploring themes, characters, and situations common to American literature. As a survey course, ENG 209 is meant to provide a general "road map" to the tradition of American writing, covering both major, well-known writers and minor, less famous voices from the historical and literary past. Not open to students with credit for ENG 309. This course is only available through the Acadeum Course Share platform as a part of the University's membership in the Council of Independent Colleges' Online Course Sharing Consortium (CIC-OCSC). Please contact your academic advisor for more information.

ENG 210 - American Literature (Civil War - Present) (3 Credit Hours)

A study of literary periods beginning with the New Consciousness (1865) to contemporary literature with emphasis on the contributions of primary writers in exploring themes, characters, and situations common to American literature. Not open to students with credit for ENG 310. This course is only available through the Acadeum Course Share platform as a part of the University's membership in the Council of Independent Colleges' Online Course Sharing Consortium (CIC-OCSC). Please contact your academic advisor for more information.

ENG 211 - World Literature (3 Credit Hours)

Literature from "Gilgamesh" through the 20th century, both Western and non-Western traditions, is included. The course helps students honor real differences among cultures while embracing real bonds that join us a humans even though they are formed over millenniums and traverse continents. Writing is an integral part of the course. Not open to students with credit for ENG 311. This course is only available through the Acadeum Course Share platform as a part of the University's membership in the Council of Independent Colleges' Online Course Sharing Consortium (CIC-OCSC). Please contact your academic advisor for more information.

ENG 212 - British Literature (Anglo-Saxon to Renaissance) (3 Credit Hours)

A study of Old and Middle English authors, and early and later Renaissance authors. Emphasis is on major writers and their works, with some coverage of literary history. Not open to students with credit for ENG 312. This course is only available through the Acadeum Course Share platform as a part of the University's membership in the Council of Independent Colleges' Online Course Sharing Consortium (CIC-OCSC). Please contact your academic advisor for more information.

ENG 213 - British Literature (Augustan-Modern) (3 Credit Hours)

A study of Augustan, Neoclassical, Romantic, Victorian, and Modern authors. Emphasis is on major writers and their works, with identification of literary movements, and some coverage of national history. Not open to students with credit for ENG 313. This course is only available through the Acadeum Course Share platform as a part of the University's membership in the Council of Independent Colleges' Online Course Sharing Consortium (CIC-OCSC). Please contact your academic advisor for more information.

ENG 220 - Research Writing: Expl Prof Identities (4 Credit Hours)

This is an intermediate course focusing on the composition of research papers. Students in this course prepare to be active participants in professional discourse communities by examining and practicing the writing conventions associated with their own fields of study and work. By calling attention to the conventions of disciplinary writing, the course also prepares students for upper-division college writing and the special conventions of advanced academic discourse. Course activities include three extended research papers, semi-formal writing addressing interdisciplinary communication, and readings fostering critical engagement with disciplinary conversations.

Course Prerequisites - ENG 120, PF 121 or PF 321