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4. Written Communication

4.  Written Communication 

Written communication includes one common three-credit course in writing composition.

Written Communication Course Objectives

  • Requirement: One three-credit ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing course.
  • Level: 100
  • Sequence: Recommended for either semester of the first year.
  • Course Proposal: One course appropriate to the course learning objectives and level designation is proposed by faculty in department with disciplinary expertise in writing and composition, approved by General Education Committee and Curriculum Committee, and reported to the Community of Educators for information and review.

By the completion of the course students will demonstrate the ability to:

  1. Read and write as a process to learn, inquire, think critically, contribute to ongoing discussions, and communicate. (Communication)
  2. Ethically locate, evaluate, and manage credible, effective, diverse information sources. (Critical and Creative Thinking)
  3. Make an argument in writing by incorporating, analyzing, and engaging evidence. (Critical and Creative Thinking)
  4. Participate as a member of a writing community by developing collaborative strategies for reading, drafting, reviewing, and revising. (Communication)
  5. Demonstrate rhetorical flexibility, including awareness of context, audience, purpose, genre, and conventions across diverse writing situations. (Communication)
  6. Apply digital literacy skills to produce and disseminate content in a variety of media. (Communication)

ENGL  111 Critical Reading and Writing Workshop

ENGL 111 Critical Reading and Writing Workshop is a zero-credit course designed to support student success in ENGL 110. Students who qualify for ENGL 111 will register for this second part-of-term course, and the course is added to the student’s degree audit graduation requirements.