Courses

The English Department offers six Composition courses for students to take. Composition I is a common prerequisite for many upper-level courses. The A.A. and A.S. degrees require students to take both Composition I and Composition II, whereas other majors may only require students to take Composition I.

For students who need to take Composition II, several second-level writing courses count toward that requirement: ENGL 2367: Composition II, ENGL 2567: Writing about Gender and Identity, ENGL 2667: American Working-Class Identity, and ENGL 2767: Writing about Science and Technology.

Composition I and II transfer to four-year institutions and count towards a Bachelor's Degree.

Many Composition courses include the following types of options:

• Multiple modalities (traditional, blended, web)
• Honors or Service-Learning sections
• Reduced or no-cost textbook sections
• STEM, Health and Human Services, Business and Hospitality themed sections (open to all students)

ENGL 0199 Fundamentals of College Writing

ENGL 1100 Composition I

ENGL 2367 Composition II

ENGL 2567 Composition II: Writing about Gender and Identity

ENGL 2667 Composition II: American Working-Class Identity

ENGL 2767 Composition II: Writing about Science and Technology

The English Department offers 13 different Literature courses in traditional, blended and web formats. Some sections also offer reduced or no-cost textbooks.

Depending on a student's major and degree, these courses count toward the "Literature, Culture & Ideas, Visual/Performing Arts" or the "Elective" categories of the A.A. and A.S. degrees.

Many students also take these courses to count toward a Bachelor's degree, as many transfer to four-year institutions.

ENGL 2201 British Literature I

ENGL 2202 British Literature II

ENGL 2220 Introduction to Shakespeare

ENGL 2240 Introduction to Science Fiction

ENGL 2260 Introduction to Poetry

ENGL 2261 Introduction to Fiction

ENGL 2270 Introduction to Folklore

ENGL 2274 Introduction to Non-Western Literature

ENGL 2276 Women in Literature

ENGL 2280 The English Bible As Literature

ENGL 2281 African-American Literature

ENGL 2290 U.S. Literature I

ENGL 2291 U.S. Literature II

 

The English Department offers six different Creative Writing courses in traditional, blended and web formats. Some sections also offer reduced or no-cost textbooks.

These courses count in the "Elective" categories of the A.A. and A.S. degrees.

Students may also take these courses to count toward Bachelor's degree requirements, as some transfer to four-year institutions.

ENGL 2260 Introduction to Poetry

ENGL 2261 Introduction to Fiction

ENGL 2265 Writing Fiction

ENGL 2266 Writing Poetry

ENGL 2267 Creative Writing

ENGL 2268 Writing Creative Nonfiction

 

The Developmental English Program, located within the English Department, focuses on preparing students for success in college coursework. 

Our reading classes foster close and critical reading skills to improve students’ understanding and efficiency in collegiate reading tasks. 

Our writing class strengthens students’ ability to generate, organize, develop, and polish short essays. 

Additionally, we provide short-term grammar and punctuation courses for any students who wish to sharpen skills and enhance written communications. 

We also offer a College Success Skills course, COLS 1101, in which students investigate the college’s resources, learn the most effective study techniques, explore possible careers, and plan future semesters.

DEV 0135 Vocabulary Development

DEV 0140 Intermediate Reading

DEV 0145 Advanced Reading

DEV 0151 Basic Grammar

DEV 0152 Basic Punctuation

DEV 0155 Basic Composition

COLS 1101 College Success Skills