COMM 4920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) Consult the dass 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 projed and a portfolio to be used in job interviews or application to graduate school. Prerequisites: Communication major, COMM 3000, COMM 3150, and senior-level standing. DEPARTMENT English Language and Literature Chain Dr. Kathleen Herndon Location: Elizabeth Hall, Room 413 Telephone Contact: Kimberly Webb 801-626-6251 Professors: Gordon Allred, James Russell Burrows, Shannon Butler, Merlin Cheney, Hal Crimmel, Diane Krantz, Gary Dohrer, Judith Elsley, Kathleen Herndon, Robert Hogge, Mark LeTourneau, Becky Jo McShane, Karen Marguerite Moloney, Vidoria Ramirez, John Schwiebert, Sally Bishop Shigley Mahalingam Subbiah, Mikel Vause, Michael Wutz, James E. Young; Associate Professors: Timothy Conrad, Susan McKay, Scott Rogers, Shdley Thomas; Instructors: Torn Asay, Laurel Barlow, Christy Call, Giana Curtis, Ronald Deeter, Jan Hamer, Kevin Holdsworth, Kyra Hudson, Brooke Kelly, Becky Marchant, Sylvia Newman, Holly Nicholes, William Pollett, 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, medidne, 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 Assodate of Applied Sdence degree must pass ENGL EN1010 with a "C" grade (2.0) or better in order to satisfy the composition requirement. Students seeking any other degree must successfully complete ENGL EN2010 with a grade of "C" or higher. Students placed in developmental English courses ND0900 and ND0955 must also pass those courses with grades of "C" or higher. Please note that English composition courses, whether devdopmental or not, are sequential and can not be taken out of numerical order. Successful completion of ENGL EN2010 with a grade of C or better satisfies the University core requirement for Composition. Entrance into ENGL EN2010 can be accomplished in the following ways: 1) passing ENGL EN1010 with a grade of C or better, 2) passing the AP language and composition or Literature and composition 137 examination with a score of 3 or better, 3) achieving an ACT English and Reading score of 29 or better, 4) a CLEP with essay test with a score of 50 or better, or 5) articulated transfer credit from another regionally accredited college or university English Placement Students are placed in the English developmental/composition sequence of courses dther by ACT sub-scores or by Accuplacer scores. ACT Sub-scores* ACT English and Reading sub-score 29 or higher ACT English and Reading sub-scoresbothl7or Lowest ACT English or Reading score from 13-16 Lowest ACT English or Reading score 12 or below Accuplacer Scores 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 their English placement. International students who meet the University's TOEFL and IELTS requirements for admission are cleared to register for English 1010. International students who do not meet the University's TOEFL or IELTS requirements for admission and resident students for whom English is a second language who score 89 or below on the Accuplacer Test are required to take the LEAP Placement Test and complete appropriate ESL courses according to the test results. ESL classes fulfill foreign 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. English Major bachelors degree (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 thdr 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 413. No special admission or application requirements are needed for this program. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning & Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS/BIS ESL LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology AUSV/ATTC CMT CEET/EE CS MFET/ETM MET DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities MPC/MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business & Econ MBA MACC/MTAX ACTG BS AD/FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Health Professions MHA/MSN MSRS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM MLS NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2011-2012 Catalog