Freshman Composition is a study of rhetoric designed to teach students effective writing reading, speaking, and listening. In Freshman Composition 111L, emphasis is placed on expository and argumentative writing. EN 111L is required of all beginning freshmen during their first semester if the ACT enhanced English score is below 16 or the SAT English score is below 410. Bi-weekly laboratories are required for this course. In EN 112, students are introduced to writing about literature, methods of research using the library, the Internet, and digital resources, and to writing a research paper. A final essay is given at the end of semester in EN 111. The required research paper for EN 112 must receive at least a C+ (77). The requirements for EN 112 may not be met by CLEP.
EN 111: Freshman Composition I with Lab
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