D E PARTM ENT English Language and Literature Chair: Dr. Gary Dohrer Location: Social Science Building, Room 314 Telephone Contact: Kimberly Webb and Deanna Rose Charles 801-626-6251 Professors: Gordon T. Allred, Shannon Butler, Donna R. Cheney, Merlin G. Cheney, Gary Dohrer, Judith Elsley, Kathleen Herndon, Robert Hogge, Mark LeToumeau, Karen Marguerite Moloney, John Schwiebert, Sally Bishop Shigley, Mahalingam Subbiah, L. Mikel Vause, Clarence M. Waterfall, Michael Wutz, James E. Young; Associate Professors: M. Diane Krantz, Scott Loughton, Susan McKay; Assistant Professors: James Russell Burrows, Timothy R. Conrad, Hal Crimmel, Becky Jo McShane, Victoria A. Ramirez, David Sumner; Instructor Specialists: Mark Peterson, Brad Roghaar; Instructors: Giana Curtis, Ronald Dee ter, Alda Dyal-Chand, Colleen El well Huerta, Mary Quiroz-Whisler, Sundy Watanabe, Barbara West 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, and English majors with professional and technical writing emphasis and professional and technical writing minors, 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 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 Competency Requirement All candidates for the Bachelor of Integrated Studies, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Associate of Science, or Associate of Arts degrees must complete the six-hour, sequential college writing series English ENIOIO and EN2010 with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better. Candidates for the Associate of Applied Science degree must complete English ENIOIO with a grade of "C" (2.0) or better. As an alternative, students may receive credit for English ENIOIO through Advanced Placement. Students with an ACT test score in English of 17 or above may register for English ENIOIO, Introduction to Writing. Students with ACT test scores of 16 or lower will be placed in English ND0960; those with scores between 10-16 are eligible to take a placement test to determine whether their placement will be in English ND0960 or English ENIOIO. The six-hour English ENIOIO and EN2010 requirement must be met by the time the student has accrued 60 credit hours at WSU. Students transferring over 60 credit hours must fulfill this requirement within two semesters of enrolling at WSU. Ill Developmental English Developmental English is competency based. Students enrolled in English ND0960 must pass with a grade of C (2.0) or higher in order to qualify for enrollment in English ENIOIO. 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. Teaching Practicum Two teaching practicums, Engl 3840 and 3850, are available for advanced students interested in training and experience in tutoring developmental skills in general writing and English as a Second Language. English Major BACHELOR DEGREE (B.S. OR B.A.) » 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 valid 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 (see page 18) 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 (see pages 36- 41). The Bachelor of Arts degree is recommended. Consult with a departmental advisor for detailed general education guidelines. Course Requirements for B.S. or B.A. A minimum of 39 credit hours is requted in valid English courses, of which at least 36 aedit hours must be upper division. English Courses Required (24 credit hours) Engl 3080 Critical Approaches to Literature (3) (early in major) 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) General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREEREQ GENED Jnterdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBSCI INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT CDGT ENGR AUTOSV/AUTOTC IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities COMM ENGL- FORLNG DANCE MUSIC THEATR ART Business * Econ MBA MPACC/ACCTNG BUSADM FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUANT IS&T Education MEDUC CHFAM ATHL/AT HEALTH/NUTRI PE/REC EDUC Health Professions CLS DENSCI PARAMD HTHSCI HAS/HIM NURSNG RADTEC DMS NUCMED RADTHR RESTHY Science BOTANY CHEM GEOSCI MATH/MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOGR HIST POLSC PHILO PSYCH SOCLWK GERONT SOCLGY ANTHRO AEROSP MILSCI NAVSCI Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber STATE UNIV 2003-2004 CATALOG E R S I T Y