ENC 0009 DEVELOPMENTAL ENGLISH FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING 4 credits

College Preparatory Credits (0000 designations) may not be used toward graduation credits. (For Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Only) This course is designed to prepare deaf and hard of hearing students to better express ideas in writing and discussion. The course will use an interrelated approach to English language learning with emphasis on logical thinking and organized thoughts. The course provides experience in composing clear sentences, improving grammar skills, and writing for a specific purpose. This course provides basic instruction in paragraph composition. Individual conferences are provided. 5 class and laboratory hours weekly. 77 contact hours.

ENC 0010 BASIC WRITING I 4 credits

College Preparatory Credits (0000 designations) may not be used toward graduation credits. This is a college preparatory course designed to develop skills in grammar, usage, mechanics, sentence structure, and vocabulary by means of practice in sentence construction and paragraph development.  It is intended to prepare students for successful completion of other college-preparatory and college-level courses in writing.  (Note: ENC 0010 may not be taken concurrently with ENC 1101 or ENC 1121H.) Five class and laboratory hours weekly. 77 contact hours.

ENC 0019 DEVELOPMENTAL ENGLISH II 4 credits

College Preparatory Credits (0000 designations) may not be used toward graduation credits. (For Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Only) Prerequisite: ENC 0009 for the deaf and hard of hearing or appropriate score on the SPC Placement Test. This course is designed to improve writing skills of deaf and hard of hearing students. Emphasis is placed on the student's ability to write clear paragraphs with adequate development, effective organization, and a sense of audience. It provides experience in strengthening skills in composing sentences and improving grammar and provides beginning instruction in speaking before a group. Individual conferences are provided. 5 class and laboratory hours weekly. 77 contact hours.

ENC 0020 BASIC WRITING II 4 credits

College Preparatory Credits (0000 designations) may not be used toward graduation credits. Prerequisite: ENC 0010 or appropriate score on the SPC Placement Test. This is a college preparatory course designed to improve basic writing skills in grammar, usage, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, and vocabulary by means of practice in paragraphs and short essays. It is intended to prepare students for successful completion of college-level writing courses in English. 77 contact hours.

ENC 1101 COMPOSITION I 3 credits

"G" Prerequisite: (ENC 0020) and (prerequisite or corequisite REA 0002) or EAP 1695 or appropriate scores on the Writing and Reading placement tests. This course is designed to develop composition skills. It emphasizes the development of the multi-paragraph essay and includes practice in information retrieval from electronic and other sources, as well as in the selection, restriction, organization, and development of topics. It also offers the student opportunities to improve proficiency with sentence structure, diction, and mechanics. Selected writing samples are examined as models of form and as sources of ideas for the student's own writing. Conferences provide individual instruction. Sections of computer-assisted and individualized instruction are offered. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. Credit is only given for one of the following: ENC 1101, ENC 1121H or IDS 1101H. 47 contact hours.

ENC 1102 COMPOSITION II 3 credits

"G" Prerequisite: (ENC 1101 or ENC 1121H) and (REA 0002 or EAP 1695) or appropriate scores on the English and Reading placement test. This course builds upon the skills developed in Composition I. It provides further instruction in the planning, organization, and writing of essays. It stresses methods of library research including information retrieval from electronic sources, and emphasizes writing of the research paper and the paper of literary interpretation. The reading includes selections from at least two forms of literature. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements outlined in the General Education Requirements. Credit is not given for both ENC 1102 and ENC 1122H. 47 contact hours.

ENC 1121H HONORS COMPOSITION I 3 credits

"G" Prerequisite: Appropriate score on the SPC placement test or acceptance into the Honors College or approval of program director. This is a course designed to develop the expository writing skills of academically talented students so they can write effectively. It emphasizes prewriting techniques, organizational techniques, and essay writing techniques. Conferences are provided for individualized instruction. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements as outlined in the General Education Requirements. Credit is only given for one of the following: ENC 1121H, ENC 1101 or IDS 1101H. 47 contact hours.

ENC 1122H HONORS COMPOSITION II 3 credits

"G" Prerequisite: (ENC 1121H or IDS 1101H) or (ENC 1121H or IDS 1101H and acceptance into the Honors College ) or approval of the program director. This course builds upon the skills developed in Honors Composition. It provides the academically talented student further opportunity to learn to write effectively. It emphasizes writing papers of literary interpretation, using the library, finding and evaluating primary and secondary source material, and employing that material in formally documented research papers. Conferences for individualized instruction are provided. This course partially satisfies the writing requirements as outlined in the General Education Requirements. Credit is only given for one of the following: ENC 1122H or  ENC 1102. 47 contact hours.

ENC 2210 TECHNICAL WRITING 3 credits

Prerequisite: ENC 1101 or ENC 1121H. This course is offered for students desiring experience in various types of technical writing, such as process reports, investigative reports, feasibility studies, instructions, memoranda, and letters. Concentration is on practice in analyzing and developing reports, in collecting and organizing data, and in preparing the formal and informal report. This course has value in the fields of business administration, military, engineering, health, hospitality, law enforcement, architecture, building construction, and science. Assignments are related to the individual interest of the student. This course has a substantial writing requirement. 47 contact hours.