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 |