128 DEPARTMENT English Language and Literature Chain Dr. Kathleen Herndon Location: Elizabeth Hall, Room 413 Telephone Contact: Kimberly Webb 801-626-6251 Professors: Gordon Allred, Shannon Butler, Merlin Cheney, Diane Krantz, Gary Dohrer, Judith Elsley, Kathleen Herndon, Robert Hogge, Mark LeTourneau, Becky Jo McShane, Karen Marguerite Moloney, Victoria Ramirez, John Schwiebert, Sally Bishop Shigley, Mahalingam Subbiah, Mikel Vause, Michael Wutz, James Young; Associate Professors: James Russell Burrows, Timothy Conrad, Hal Crimmel, Susan McKay, Shelley Thomas; Assistant Professor Scott Rogers; Instructor Specialist: Brad Roghaar; Instructors: Toni Asay, Laurel Barlow, Christy Call, Giana Curtis, Ronald Deeter, Kyra Hudson, Brooke Kelly Becky Marchant, Sylvia Newman, Mark Peterson, Amy Reimann, Deborah Sheridan, Gail Yngve I he Department of English Language and Literature offers a broad spectrum of language, literature and writing courses. English majors and minors, English teaching majors and minors, English majors with professional and technical writing emphasis and professional and technical writing minors, and English majors with creative writing emphasis, in consultation with English department advisors, can select programs individually designed to satisfy academic requirements. Furthermore, students preparing for careers in law, medicine, business, public relations and government service may find departmental courses highly beneficial. The English Department has also designed courses for the general student in introductory and intermediate writing. Students transferring to Weber State as English majors, with most of their junior and senior status completed, are required to take a minimum of 9 upper division credit hours, minors a minimum of 6 upper division credit hours. This requirement also applies to transfer graduate students. English Composition Requirement Students seeking the Associate of Applied Science degree must pass English EN1010 with a "C" grade (2.0) or better in order to satisfy the Composition requirement. Students seeking any other degree must pass both English EN1010 and EN2010 with "C" grades. Students placed in developmental English courses ND0900 and ND0955 must also pass those courses with "C" grades or higher. Please note that English composition courses, whether developmental or not, are sequential and can not be taken out of numerical order. English Placement Students are placed in the English developmental/composition sequence of courses either by ACT sub-scores or by Accuplacer scores. ACT Sub-scores* ACT English and Reading sub-score 29 or higher Accuplacer Scores ACT English and Reading sub-scoresbothl7or Lowest ACT English or Reading score from 13-16 Lowest ACT English or Reading score 12 or below Not Applicable Reading Comprehension and Sentence Skills scores both 90 or above Lowest Reading Comprehension or Sentence Skill score from 40-89 Lowest Reading Comprehension or Sentence Skill score 39 or below Course Placement ENGL EN2010 ENGL EN1010 ENGL ND0955 or referred to the ESL office for non- native English speakers ENGL ND0900 or referred to the ESL office for non- native English speakers * ACT scores in English and Reading expire after 2 years. ENGL ND0960 does not satisfy the Developmental English Requirement for students admitted to Weber State University after Fall Semester 2005. Students admitted after Fall Semester 2005 who take ENGL ND0960 will still be required to take ENGL ND0900 and/or ENGL ND0955, depending on thdr English placement. Resident students for whom English is a second language who score 89 or below on the Accuplacer Test are required to take the ESL Placement Test and complete appropriate ESL courses according to the test results. ESL classes fulfill fordgn language credit toward a BA and A A degree or elective credit toward a BS and AS degree. Refer to the Learning English for Academic Purposes (LEAP) section of this catalog following the English course descriptions. English Major bachelors degree (bs or ba) » Program Prerequisite: Not required. » Minor: Required. » Grade Requirements: A 2.0 or better in all courses required for this major in addition to an overall GPA of 2.00 (C) or higher. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation - a minimum of 39 of these must be valid English courses. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above) - a minimum of 36 of these must be English courses. Advisement English majors are required to meet with a faculty advisor at least twice annually for course and program advisement. If this requirement is not met, students may not be allowed to register for classes within their major. Call 801-626-6251 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Admission Requirements Declare your program of study at the English department office, Elizabeth Hall room 413. There are no special admission or application requirements for this program. General Education English majors may elect either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree as defined by this University catalog (refer to pages 38-44). The Bachelor of Arts degree is recommended. Consult with a departmental advisorfor detailed general education Course Requirements for BS or BA A minimum of 39 credit hours is required in valid English courses, of which at least 36 credit hours must be upper division. English Courses Required (24 credit hours) The following course (early in major) ENGL 3080 Critical Approaches to Literature (3) Writing (one of the following) ENGL 3100 Professional and Technical Writing (3) ENGL 3210 Advanced College Writing (3) ENGL 3250 Advanced Fiction Writing (3) ENGL 3270 Magazine Article Writing (3) ENGL 3280 Biographical Writing (3) Language (one of the following) ENGL SI3010 Introduction to Linguistics (3) ENGL 3030 Structure of English (3) ENGL 3040 History of the English Language (3) ENGL 3050 Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing (3) Weber State University 2010-2011 Catalog