General Studies Information
GENERAL STUDIES COURSES
I. ENGLISH LANGUAGE
(6 hours of composition and 3 hours of speech coursework required)
In addition to those objectives required of all General Studies courses, students will:
- demonstrate the ability to form and support a coherent position on an issue,
- demonstrate the ability to write and speak in a formal manner appropriate to the
audience,
- demonstrate the ability to read, speak, and write "expressive" as well as
"transactional" language i.e., to develop and understand the role of voice in
communication as well as the message itself.
- ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours
ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours
SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech - 3 hours
II. FOREIGN LANGUAGE
(Up to 3 hours of 200 level classes in foreign language may be counted towards the
requirement for 45 hours of General Studies courses. Students with a grade of A or B in
English 101 may substitute a 200 level General Studies foreign language course for the
English 102 requirement.)
16 May 2005
