2024-2025 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

Skill Area I. Communication Skills

 

Six credits are required in total, including 3 in either WRT 105 or WRT 110.*

All entering students are required to take WRT 105 (Enhanced Introduction to College Writing) or WRT 110 (Introduction to College Writing), which are introductory courses in academic writing, unless exempt due to previous coursework or AP exam credit (with a score of 3 or higher on the English Language & Composition AP exam or the English Literature & Composition AP Exam). Students with an SAT Writing & Language Test score of 31 or higher or an ACT English composition score of 23 or higher can enroll directly in WRT 110. Students with SAT or ACT scores below this range, or students without SAT or ACT scores must take the writing placement exam to determine placement into WRT 100, 105, or 110. Student admitted to the Honors Program do not need to take the writing placement exam and will take HON 115 in place of WRT 110.

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARAB 125

Intermediate Arabic I

3

ARAB 126

Intermediate Arabic II

3

ASL 125

Intermediate American Sign Language I

3

ASL 126

Intermediate American Sign Language II

3

CHIN 125

Intermediate Chinese I

3

CHIN 126

Intermediate Chinese II

3

CHIN 225

Intermediate Chinese III

3

CHIN 226

Intermediate Chinese IV

3

CHIN 261

Business Chinese

3

COMM 115

Fundamentals of Communication

3

COMM 127

Vlog Studio Production

3

COMM 140

Public Speaking

3

COMM 280

Business and Professional Speaking

3

ENG 274

Storytelling

3

ENGR 290

Engineering Technical Writing and Presentation

3

ESL 100

Fundamentals of Composition for English Learners

3

ESL 105

Enhanced Introduction to College Writing for English Learners

3

ESL 108

Academic Writing I

3

ESL 109

Academic Writing II

3

FR 125

Intermediate French I

3

FR 126

Intermediate French II

3

FR 225

Intermediate French III

3

FR 226

Intermediate French IV

3

FYS 105

First Year Seminar - Communication Skills

2- 4

GER 125

Intermediate German I

3

GER 126

Intermediate German II

3

GER 225

Intermediate German III

3

GER 226

Intermediate German IV

3

HON 115

Writing & Research I

3

HON 140

Writing & Research I

4

HON 315

Writing and Research II

2

HON 441

Writing & Research III: Honors Thesis

2

HON 455

Writing and Research III

1

ITAL 125

Intermediate Italian I

3

ITAL 126

Intermediate Italian II

3

ITAL 225

Intermediate Italian III

3

ITAL 226

Intermediate Italian IV

3

JAPN 125

Intermediate Japanese I

3

JAPN 126

Intermediate Japanese II

3

JAPN 225

Intermediate Japanese III

3

JAPN 226

Intermediate Japanese IV

3

JRN 200

Introduction to Journalism

3

JRN 235

News Writing and Reporting I

3

MC 207

Managerial Communication I

3

WL 126

Intermediate Modern Language II

3

POL 125

Intermediate Polish I

3

POL 126

Intermediate Polish II

3

SPAN 125

Intermediate Spanish I

3

SPAN 126

Intermediate Spanish II

3

SPAN 190

Language for Heritage Speakers of Spanish I

3

SPAN 191

Language for Heritage Speakers of Spanish II

3

SPAN 225

Intermediate Spanish III

3

SPAN 226

Intermediate Spanish IV

3

SPAN 261

Business Spanish

3

SPAN 290

Hispanic Culture for Heritage Speakers of Spanish I

3

SPAN 291

Hispanic Culture for Heritage Speakers of Spanish II

3

SW 225

Writing for the Social Work Profession

3

WL 125

Intermediate Modern Language I

3

WL 200

Topics in World Language Studies

0.5-3

WRT 100

Fundamentals of Composition

3

WRT 105

Enhanced Introduction to College Writing

3

WRT 110

Introduction to College Writing

3

WRT 202

Intermediate Composition

3

WRT 265

Introduction to Creative Writing: A Survey of Forms

3

WRT 275

Digital Rhetorics

WRT 280

Tutoring Writing

3