First Year English Requirements
- Students with satisfactory entrance proficiency in English take English 101 and 102, the standard Freshman English sequence.
- Those whose SAT verbal scores indicate exceptional proficiency are invited to take English 103 (Advanced Freshman English) and follow it with English 102.
- Those for whom English is a second language, and whose performance on an entrance essay indicates the need for additional training to succeed in college-level work, are required to take English 003 (English as a Second Language), and if necessary English 004 (or its equivalent), and follow it with English 102 or both English 101 or 102, depending on their degree of success in the first semester.
- Second-language students with serious writing problems may be required to enroll in additional developmental English courses before enrolling in English 101.
- Students whose native language is English, but whose SAT scores indicate verbal deficiency, are required to take English 100 in the first semester, and follow it with English 102 or both English 101 and 102 depending on the grade they earn in the course.
Second Year C.A.S. English Requirement
All CAS undergraduates must take one of the following:
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ENG-213 English Literature I
Prerequisites:
ENG-102 OR ENG-103 with a grade of B or above.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Study of major writers of England from the beginning to the mid-18th century. Regularly assigned essays on the reading provide the basis for individualized instruction in clear, correct, and persuasive writing. Offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-214 English Literature II
Prerequisites:
ENG 102 OR ENG 103 with a grade of B or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Study of major English writers from the mid-18th century to the present. Regularly assigned essays on the reading provide the basis for individualized instruction in clear, correct and persuasive writing. Offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-217 American Literature I
Prerequisites:
ENG-102 OR ENG-103 with a grade of B or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Study of major American writing from its origins through 1865. Regularly assigned essays on reading provide the basis for individualized instruction in clear, correct, and persuasive writing. Offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-218 American Literature II
Prerequisites:
ENG-102 OR ENG-103 with a grade of B or above.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Study of major American writing from 1865 through the present. Regularly assigned essays on reading provide the basis for individualized instruction in clear, correct, and persuasive writing. Offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-216 World Literature in English
Prerequisites:
ENG-102 OR ENG-103 with a grade of B or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A study of literature written in English from cultures around the world, with emphasis on major modern and contemporary writers from countries such as Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Nigeria, South Africa and the Caribbean. Regularly assigned essays on reading provide the basis for individualized instruction in clear, correct and persuasive writing. Offered every semester. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-214 English Literature II
Prerequisites:
ENG 102 OR ENG 103 with a grade of B or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Study of major English writers from the mid-18th century to the present. Regularly assigned essays on the reading provide the basis for individualized instruction in clear, correct and persuasive writing. Offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-217 American Literature I
Prerequisites:
ENG-102 OR ENG-103 with a grade of B or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Study of major American writing from its origins through 1865. Regularly assigned essays on reading provide the basis for individualized instruction in clear, correct, and persuasive writing. Offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement
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ENG-218 American Literature II
Prerequisites:
ENG-102 OR ENG-103 with a grade of B or above.
Credits:
4.00
Description:
Study of major American writing from 1865 through the present. Regularly assigned essays on reading provide the basis for individualized instruction in clear, correct, and persuasive writing. Offered every semester.
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Humanities Literature Requirement
-
ENG-216 World Literature in English
Prerequisites:
ENG-102 OR ENG-103 with a grade of B or above
Credits:
4.00
Description:
A study of literature written in English from cultures around the world, with emphasis on major modern and contemporary writers from countries such as Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Nigeria, South Africa and the Caribbean. Regularly assigned essays on reading provide the basis for individualized instruction in clear, correct and persuasive writing. Offered every semester. Cultural Diversity B
Term:
Offered Both Fall and Spring
Type:
Cultural Diversity Opt B,Humanities Literature Requirement
- These courses combine an introduction to a significant body of literature in English with continued instruction in reading and writing skills.
- Students with a demonstrated reading deficiency may also be required to take English 090 and/or other developmental courses.
Writing Sample
- During the first class period, all students in first-year English courses will be asked to provide a writing sample.
- Students with inadequate reading and writing proficiency will be asked either to attend writing workshops or to withdraw from the course in order to enroll in a remedial English course.
- Also, during the last weeks of the ENG 102 course, all students will write an open book in-class essay to indicate their reading and writing proficiency.
- Students with writing problems will be asked to attend workshops or will enroll in remedial courses which they must pass prior to enrolling in second-year English.
