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The composition program consists of all the writing courses except
those designated at "creative writing" courses. Most of
these courses are included either as part of the core curriculum
required of all undergraduates or for students in particular degree
programs. The writing program comprises the following courses:
Three courses that together comprise the first-year writing courses:
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Three intermediate-level courses, required by certain majors, and
offering more advanced instruction in certain types of academic writing:
 | English 207, Persuasive Writing |
| English 208, Personal and Exploratory Writing |
| English 209, Inquiry-Based Writing |
Three professional writing courses, which emphasize writing in the
workplace or in preparation for specific careers:
A senior-level course in studies in rhetoric for students in the
Writing minor and for those who wish to have a more in-depth look at
some a set of rhetorical issues (this course also counts as a 400-level
course toward the English major). This course is usually offered
in the spring of each year:
| English 440, Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric. |
Two graduate level courses in composition and rhetoric:
| English 505, Composition Pedagogy and Practice |
| English 506, Composition and Rhetoric: History, Theory, and
Research |
There are occasionally special-topics courses in other courses in
composition and rhetoric.
All advanced
writing courses—English 207, 208, 209, 309, 313, 317, and 440—have
English 102 as a prerequisite. In
addition, English 317 require you to have already earned at least 58
credits (you must have junior status). English 313 is recommended
for students who are juniors and seniors or for students in the College
of Business and Economics who have taken some business courses; you must
have a least sophomore standing to take English 313..
Most of the first-year courses are taught by teaching assistants,
graduate students in English who receive extensive training in the
teaching of writing as part of their graduate studies. Most of the
other courses are taught by senior instructors and lecturers, faculty members that specialize
in the teaching of writing. In addition, there is currently one
professor in the department, the Director of Writing, who specialize the composition and rhetoric
who teaches the graduate courses and some of the lower-level courses.
All these courses are under the general supervision of the Director
of Writing.
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