English
Program Learning Outcomes
- Student will be able to articulate main ideas in a given text.
- Student will be able to explain rhetorical and/or literary devices within a given text.
- Student will be able to apply standard English stylistic conventions in writing.
- Students will be able to integrate source material into focused academic arguments.
- Student will attribute source material in accordance with designated documentation style.
- Student will be able to identify indicators of cultural or historical movements of a designated literary period in a particular literary work.
TSI Liable
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Field of Study - 18 Credit Hours | ||
| Select a minimum of five of the following: | 15 | |
| Creative Writing I | ||
| Technical and Business Writing | ||
| British Literature | ||
| American Literature | ||
| World Literature | ||
| Introduction to Forms of Literature | ||
| Mexican American Literature | ||
| Academic Cooperative | ||
| Learning Framework | ||
| Foreign Language | ||
| The student is required to take 1 course of any foreign language course | 3 | |
| STC Core Curriculum - 42 Credit Hours | ||
| Complete 42 credit hours of required Core Curriculum including the following: 1,2 | 42 | |
| Component Area Option | ||
| Introduction to Speech Communication | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |
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In addition to the courses in the Field of Study, the student is required to take 42 credit hours from the STC Core Curriculum. These courses must not duplicate courses taken to fulfill the field of study requirements.
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Students who select a 3 credit hour Mathematics course to fulfill the Mathematics component of the Core Curriculum must take an additional 1 credit hour to complete the Component Area Option for the Core Curriculum.
TSI Liable
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Recommended Course Sequence
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy & Culture Elective - Core Curriculum | 3 | |
| HIST 1301 or HIST 2327 |
United States History I or Mexican-American History I |
3 |
| Mathematics Elective - Core Curriculum | 3-4 | |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 1302 | Composition II - Rhetoric | 3 |
| HIST 1302 or HIST 2328 |
United States History II or Mexican-American History II |
3 |
| GOVT 2305 | Federal Government | 3 |
| Life and Physical Sciences Elective - Core Curriculum | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Summer | ||
| SPCH 1311 | Introduction to Speech Communication | 3 |
| GOVT 2306 | Texas Government | 3 |
| English Elective - Field of Study 1 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| English Elective - Field of Study 1 | 3 | |
| English Elective - Field of Study 1 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language Elective - Field of Study 1 | 3 | |
| Creative Arts Elective - Core Curriculum | 3 | |
Recommended: |
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| Theater Appreciation | ||
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective - Core Curriculum | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| English Elective - Field of Study 1 | 3 | |
| English Elective - Field of Study 1 | 3 | |
| Life and Physical Sciences Elective - Core Curriculum | 4 | |
| Component Area Option - Core Curriculum (if required) | 1 | |
| Credit Hours | 10 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |
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Courses to be chosen from Field of Study