118 COMM 4890. Communication Internship (1-3) An opportunity for students to receive academic credit for faculty approved on-the job learning experiences within certain communication areas of emphasis. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. A maximum of 3 credit hours may be counted for the major. C/NC only. Prerequisites: COMM Major with Junior or Senior standing. Pre/co-requisite: COMM 3000. COMM 4920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) Consult the class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. COMM 4990. Senior Seminar (3) A capstone course that prepares students to do a senior project and a portfolio to be used in job interviews or application to graduate school. Prerequisites: Communication major, COMM 3000, COMM SI3150, and senior-level standing. DEPARTMENT English Language and Literature Chain Dr. Kathleen Herndon Location: Social Science Building, Room 314 Telephone Contact: Kimberly Webb 801-626-6251 Professors: Gordon T. Allred, Shannon Butler, Donna R. Cheney, Merlin G. Cheney, M. Diane Krantz, Gary Dohrer, Judith Elsley, Kathleen Herndon, Robert Hogge, Mark LeTourneau, Karen Marguerite Moloney, John Schwiebert, Sally Bishop Shigley, Mahalingam Subbiah, L. Mikel Vause, Michael Wutz, James E. Young; Associate Professors: James Russell Burrows, Timothy R. Conrad, Hal Crimmel, Scott Loughton, Susan McKay, Becky Jo McShane, Victoria A. Ramirez; Assistant Professors: Scott Rogers, Shelley Thomas; Instructor Specialist Brad Roghaar; Instructors: Laurel Barlow, Giana Curtis, Ronald Deeter, Kyra Hudson, Colleen Elwell Huerta, Brooke Kelly, Sylvia Newman, Mark Peterson, Gail Yngve, Mary Quftoz-Whisler 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. In addition, the Department of English has designed several courses essential to the general student, including programs in Introduction to Writing and English as a Second Language. Students transferring to Weber State as English majors, with most of theft 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 ENIOIO with a "C" grade (2.0) or better in order to satisfy the Composition requirement. Students seeking any other degree must pass both English ENIOIO 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 sub-score 29 or higher ACCUPLACER SCORES Not Applicable Course Placement ENGL EN2010 ACT English and Reading sub-scoresbothl7or above Reading Comprehension and Sentence Skills scores both 90 or above ENGL ENIOIO Lowest ACT English or Reading score from 13-16 Lowest Reading Comprehension or Sentence Skill score from 40-89 ENGL ND0955 or referred to the ESL office for non- native English speakers Lowest ACT English or Reading score 12 or below Lowest Reading Comprehension or Sentence Skill score 39 or below ENGL ND0900 or referred to the ESL office for non- native English speakers * ACT scores in English and Reading do not expire. Note: ENGL ND0960 does not satisfy the Developmental English Requirement jar students admitted to Weber State University after Fall Semester 2005. Students admitted after Fall Semester 200S who take ENGL ND0960 will still be required to take ENGL ND0900 and/or ENGL ND09SS, depending on their English placement. ESL English as a Second Language is a separate program within the English Department. See program description and listings following the list of English course descriptions. English Major bachelor's 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, Social Science 314. 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 38-43). The Bachelor of Arts degree is recommended. Consult with a departmental advisorfor detailed general education Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog