ENGLISH DEPARTMENTAL HONORS Please contact the English Department for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses. To earn departmental honors in English, a student must: 1. Complete all requirements for a major in English; 2. Earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of 3.7 in the major; 3. Take one Honors 3000 level class; 4. Present work at the National Undergraduate Literature Conference, the Weber State Undergraduate Research Conference, or some similar professional conference; or, show evidence of submitting work for publication with a regional or national journal; or, perform documented community service in the cause of literacy. The number of hours will be negotiated with the department advisor and written as a signed contract. Students who have not completed their General Education requirements are strongly encouraged to fulfill them with Honors General Education courses. ENGLISH BACHELOR OF INTEGRATED STUDIES (BIS) The English Department participates in the BIS degree program. For an English concentration, students should take a minimum of 18 credit hours as approved by the English Department. Students may choose dther a literature concentration or a writing concentration. BIS students must meet with the English Department Chair to design their English component The Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) best suits the student who has developed a sense of his or her educational and life goals, and who is looking for ways to express those goals through an individualized university program. The BIS Program serves the needs of the student who wants to: • create a specific academic program • obtain a broad liberal education • prepare for particular career goals and/or graduate school To accomplish these general outcomes, the BIS student completes course work in three different disciplines. As a culminating experience, the student then synthesizes the three disciplines in a capstone project. For information about the requirements of the BIS Program, look at the BIS web site at weber.edu/bis/. » Program Prerequisite: Enroll into the BIS Program with an interview with the BIS Program Coordinator. Call 626-7713 to talk with the BIS secretary and schedule an appointment. » Grade Requirements: Receive a minimum grade of "C" (2.0) in each of the courses taken for the three emphases in addition to a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. Classes listed on the BIS contract must be taken for a letter grade; special exams, CLEP or credit/no credit are not allowed for contract classes. ENGLISH MINOR » Grade Requirements: A grade of 2.0 or better in all courses used toward the minor. » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 21 hours of English courses. ENGL EN1010, ENGL EN2010, and lower division HU general education literature courses do not count toward an English minor. 141 Course Requirements for Minor English Courses Required (IS credit hours) ENGL 3080 Critical Approaches to Literature (3) (early in minor) Writing (one of the following) ENGL 3100 Professional & 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 3010 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) American Literature (one of the following) ENGL 4520 American Literature: Early and Romantic (3) ENGL 4530 American Literature: Realism and Naturalism (3) ENGL 4540 American Literature: Modern (3) ENGL 4550 American Literature: Contemporary (3) British Literature (one of the following) ENGL 4610 British Literature: Medieval (3) ENGL 4620 British Literature: Renaissance (3) ENGL 4630 British Literature: Neoclassical and Romantic (3) ENGL 4640 British Literature: Victorian (3) ENGL 4650 British Literature: Modem (3) ENGL 4660 British Literature: Contemporary (3) Course Electives (minimum of 6 credit hours) To complete the required 21 credit hours, English minors may choose as electives any 3000 and 4000 level English courses, including those listed above. ENGLISH TEACHING MINOR » Grade Requirements: A grade of 2.0 or better in all courses used toward the minor. » Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 24 credit hours of English courses. ENGL EN1010, ENGL EN2010, and lower division HU general education literature courses do not count toward an English teaching minor. Students who select the English Teaching Minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure requirements (see Teacher Education Department in this catalog). Methodology Block English teaching minors must enroll in ENGL 3020, 3400, 3410, and 3420 concurrently following completion of their Teacher Education Level II course work and just prior to Teacher Education Level III (student teaching). As part of this 12-hour block of methods course work, students will be required to complete a ten-week public school field experience. Student Teaching Student teaching takes place during Teacher Education Level III. Before student teaching, English teaching minors must have completed all required Education courses and at least 21 credit hours from required English courses, including ENGL 3080, Critical Approaches to Literature, and the Methodology Block. Students must apply for student teaching through Teacher Education according to deadlines set by that department. 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