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Prerequisites: Permission of the department and placement on Basic Skills Inventory test. May not be audited. This intensive course in expository writing emphasizes the fundamentals of grammar, sentence structure and paragraph construction. Learning involves three methods of instruction: classroom discussion, a writing laboratory, and tutorial conferences.

Prerequisites: Permission of the department and placement on Basic Skills Inventory test. May not be audited. This intensive course in expository writing emphasizes the fundamentals of grammar, sentence structure and paragraph construction. Learning involves three methods of instruction: classroom discussion, a writing laboratory, and tutorial conferences.

Prerequisite: Level II, III, or IV placement on the Basic Skills Inventory test. Open to transfer students who have completed the Composition requirement. This one-credit course provides students with a sound knowledge of the terminology and conventions of grammar, punctuation, and syntax. It is intended for students who seek certification to teach English in primary and secondary classrooms; but any student interested in the way the English language works is encouraged to take this course.

Prerequisite: Placement on the Basic Skills Inventory test. Open to freshmen and sophomores. May be repeated once with a different topic with the permission of the English Department Chair. Credit by exam. An expository writing course that emphasizes reading to become a better writer. Classes will focus on close reading, and students will respond to the texts in short analytical essays. Various topics offered each semester. May not be audited or taken without satisfactory performance on the Basic Writing Skills Inventory.

Prerequisite: Placement on the Basic Skills Inventory test. Open to freshmen and sophomores. Credit by exam. What is our human worth? Are we moral subjects to be respected, or objects fit for manipulation? How do various writers view this bedrock ethical issue? This course will have a look. Works will include Hemingway's Hills Like White Elephants, Faulkner's A Rose for Emily, O'Connor's Guests of the Nation, and Erdrich's The Red Convertible.

Prerequisite: Placement on the Basic Skills Inventory test. Open to freshmen and sophomores. Credit by exam. Many British and American writers have dramatized the crucial and sometimes harrowing passage into adulthood. We'll consider how some of them have viewed this transition. Hawthorne, Frank O'Connor, Faulkner, and Louise Erdrich will be among them.