218 Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities 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 ENGL 1010 with a "C" grade (2.0) or better in order to satisfy the composition requirement. Students seeking any other degree must successfully complete ENGL 2010 with a grade of "C" or higher. Students placed in developmental English courses ENGL 0900 and ENGL 0955 must also pass those courses with grades of "C" or higher. Please note that English composition courses, whether developmental or not, are sequential and can not be taken out of numerical order. Successful completion of ENGL 2010 with a grade of C or better satisfies the University core requirement for Composition. Entrance into ENGL 2010 can be accomplished in the following ways: 1) passing ENGL 1010 with a grade of C or better, 2) passing the AP language and composition or Literature and composition 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 either 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-scores both 17 or above Lowest ACT English or Reading score from 13-16 Lowest ACT English or Reading score 12 or below Accuplacer Scores Course Placement 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 ENGL 2010 ENGL 1010 ENGL 0955 or referred to the ESL office for non- native English speakers ENGL 0900 or referred to the ESL office for non- native English speakers "ACT scores in English and Reading expire after 2 years. ENGL 0960 does nor satisfy the Developmental English R eq u irem en tfo r s tu den ts a dm itted to Web er State University after Fall Semester 2005. Students admitted after Fall Semester 2005 who take ENGL 0960 will still be required to take ENGL 0900 and/or ENGL 0955, depending on their English placement. International students who meet the University's TOEFL and IELTS requirements for admission are cleared to register for ENGL 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 andAA degree or elective credit toward a BS and AS degree. Refer to the Learning English for Academic Purposes (LEAP) section of this catalog. Interdisciplinary Minors The English Department participates in the Asian Studies, Environmental Studies and Linguistics Minor Programs. Students who wish to enroll in one of these programs should indicate their desire to do so with the program coordinator who will help them work out a proper combination of courses to fit their particular needs. (See the Engaged Learning and Interdisciplinary Programs section of this catalog.) Professional and Technical Writing Institutional Certificate • Prog ram Pre requ is ite: Co ncur rent o r previous completion of a Bachelor's Degree from Weber State University or other regionally accredited institution. • Grade Requ i re m ents: A grade o f" C" o r bette r in each required course. • Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 18 credit hours of upper division technical writing courses. Course Requirements for Institutional Certificate Professional and Technical Writing Courses Required (18 credit hours) • ENGL 3100 - Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3) • ENGL 3140 - Professional and Technical Editing Credits: (3) • ENGL 3190 - Document Design Credits: (3) • ENGL 4100 - Issues in Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3) • ENGL 4110 - Content Management Credits: (3) • ENGL 4120 - Seminar and Practicum in Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3) Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog