General Studies Information

GENERAL STUDIES COURSES

1. ENGLISH LANGUAGE
   (6 hours of composition and 3 hours of speech coursework required. Students who have used AP credit or otherwise have not been required to take ENG 101 must take ENG 102 and may not exercise the foreign language option instead. See II. below.)

   In addition to those objectives required of all General Studies courses, students will:

   1. demonstrate the ability to form and support a coherent position on an issue,
   2. demonstrate the ability to write and speak in a formal manner appropriate to the audience,
   3. 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 (Prereq: ENG 100A or English ACT score of 15 or above)
   • ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 101GS* or ACT English score of 30 or above)
   • SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
2. 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.)