Skill Area I. Communication Skills
All entering students are required to take ENG 105 (Enhanced Introduction to College Writing) or ENG 110 (Introduction to College Writing), which are introductory courses in expository writing, unless exempt due to previous coursework. A score of 550 or higher on the Writing portion of the SAT or 23 or higher on the English portion of the ACT is needed to enroll in ENG 110. Students with SAT Writing scores below 400 or ACT English scores below 18 will be required to complete ENG 099 (Remedial English), which focuses on improvement of basic writing skills, prior to taking ENG 110. Students with SAT Writing scores between 400-540 or ACT English scores between 18-22 will be required to take the Writing Placement Test, which will place them in ENG 110, ENG 105, or ENG 099.
Required Courses
Six credits are required in total, including either ENG 105 or 110.*
*Students who have not completed ENG 110 prior to earning 61 credits are required to take both ENG 110 and ENG 202.
Courses designed to improve communications skills relevant for the successful pursuit of a university education and for the enhancement of career opportunities.
| CHIN 125 | Intermediate Chinese I | 3 |
| CHIN 126 | Intermediate Chinese II | 3 |
| CHIN 225 | Intermediate Chinese III | 3 |
| CHIN 226 | Intermediate Chinese IV | 3 |
| COMM 115 | Fundamentals of Communication | 3 |
| COMM 140 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| COMM 356 | Professional Communication | 4 |
| COMM 280 | Business and Professional Speaking | 3 |
| ENG 110 | Introduction to College Writing | 3 |
| ENG 202 | Intermediate Composition | 3 |
| ENG 265 | Introduction to Creative Writing: A Survey of Forms | 3 |
| ENGR 290 | Engineering Technical Writing and Presentation | 3 |
| ESL 108 | English as a Second Language: Writing I | 3 |
| ESL 109 | English as a Second Language: Writing II | 3 |
| ESL 201 | Advanced Study in English asa Second Language | 3 |
| FR 125 | Intermediate French I | 3 |
| FR 126 | Intermediate French II | 3 |
| FR 225 | Intermediate French III | 3 |
| FR 226 | Intermediate French IV | 3 |
| FYS 105 | First Year Seminar - Communication Skills | 2 TO 4 |
| GER 125 | Intermediate German I | 3 |
| GER 126 | Intermediate German II | 3 |
| GER 225 | Intermediate German III | 3 |
| GER 226 | Intermediate German IV | 3 |
| HON 140 | Writing & Research I | 4 |
| HON 441 | Writing & Research III: Honors Thesis | 2 |
| ITAL 125 | Intermediate Italian I | 3 |
| ITAL 126 | Intermediate Italian II | 3 |
| ITAL 225 | Intermediate Italian III | 3 |
| ITAL 226 | Intermediate Italian IV | 3 |
| JAPN 125 | Intermediate Japanese I | 3 |
| JAPN 126 | Intermediate Japanese II | 3 |
| JAPN 225 | Intermediate Japanese III | 3 |
| JAPN 226 | Intermediate Japanese IV | 3 |
| JRN 200 | Introduction to Journalism | 3 |
| JRN 235 | News Writing and Reporting I | 3 |
| ML 125 | Intermediate Modern Language I | 3 |
| ML 126 | Intermediate Modern Language II | 3 |
| ML 200 | Topics in Modern Language Studies | 3 |
| POL 125 | Intermediate Polish I | 3 |
| POL 126 | Intermediate Polish II | 3 |
| SPAN 125 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN 126 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| SPAN 128 | Intensive Intermediate Spanish I | 6 |
| SPAN 190 | Language for Heritage Speakers of Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN 191 | Language for Heritage Speakers of Spanish II | 3 |
| SPAN 225 | Intermediate Spanish III | 3 |
| SPAN 226 | Intermediate Spanish IV | 3 |
| SPAN 261 | Business Spanish | 3 |
| SPAN 290 | Hispanic Culture for Heritage Speakers of Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN 291 | Hispanic Culture for Heritage Speakers of Spanish II | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |