- ENG 1 - Preparing for College Writing I
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Helps students discover and develop writing processes needed to bring their proficiency to the level necessary for entrance in to their respective curricula. Guides students through the process of starting, composing, revising, and editing.
Variable hours per week.
1-6 credits
- ENG 2 - Spelling and Vocabulary Study
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Helps students to improve spelling and develop vocabulary. Reviews common spelling patterns. Familiarizes the student with basic prefixes, suffixes, root words, and other word formations. Teaches effective use of the dictionary and thesaurus. Stresses recognizing words in reading context and using them effectively in writing.
Variable hours per week.
1-6 credits
- ENG 3 - Preparing for College Writing II
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Emphasizes strategies within the writing process to help students with specific writing situations. Develops techniques to improve clarity of writing and raise proficiency to the level necessary for entrance into particular curricula.
Variable hours per week.
1-6 credits
- ENG 4 - Preparing for College Reading I
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Prepares students to be successful in college-level reading assignments with developmentally appropriate materials. Emphasizes strategies within the reading process to help students increase their understanding of reading materials. Includes word forms and meanings, comprehension techniques, ways to control reading pace.
Lecture 1-6 hours per week.
1-6 credits
- ENG 5 - Preparing for College Reading II
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Prepares students to be successful in college-level reading assignments. Emphasizes strategies within the reading process to help students read critically and increse appreciation of reading. Guides the student in making inferences, drawing conclusions, detecting relationships between generalizations and supporting details. Includes interpreting graphic aids and library skills.
Lecture 1-6 hours per week.
1-6 credits
- ENG 9 - Individualized Instruction in Writing
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Focuses on individual writing needs as determined by student and instructor. Provides support for students simultaneously enrolled in other courses or who want additional writing instruction in a tutorial setting.
Variable hours per week.
1-3 credits
- ENG 50 - Reading and Writing for Teacher Entrance Exams
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Provides students with review and practice for the reading and writing portions of the licensure examination required of all beginning teachers in Virginia. Emphasizes critical thinking, reading for comprehension, the writing process, and test-taking. Prerequisite:
ENG 111 suggested.
Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits
- ENG 90 - Coordinated Internship
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Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ENG 95 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ENG 98 - Seminar and Project
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Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ENG 99 - Supervised Study
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Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ENG 100 - Basic Occupational Communication
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Develops ability to communicate in occupational situations. Involves writing, reading, speaking, and listening. Builds practical skills such as handling customer complaints, writing various types of letters, and preparing for a job interview. (Intended for certificate and diploma students.)
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 101 - Practical Writing I
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Develops writing ability for study, work, and other areas of life with emphasis on occupational correspondence and reports. Guides students in learning writing as a process: understanding audience and purpose, exploring ideas and information, composing, revising, and editing. Supports writing by integrating experiences in thinking, reading, listening, and speaking. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 108 - Critical Reading and Study Skills
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Helps students improve their reading and learning processes. Includes advanced comprehension strategies and study skills such as time management, note-taking, studying from textbooks and other reading materials, taking examinations, and using the library.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 111 - College Composition I
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Introduces students to critical thinking and the fundamentals of academic writing. Through the writing process, students refine topics: develop and support ideas; investigate, evaluate, and incorporate appropriate resources; edit for effective style and usage; and determine appropriate approaches for a variety of contexts, audiences, and purposes. Writing activities will include exposition and argumentation with at least one researched essay.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 112 - College Composition II
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Continues to develop college writing with increased emphasis on critical essays, argumentation, and research, developing these competencies through the examination of a range of texts about the human experience. Requires students to locate, evaluate, integrate, and document sources and effectively edit for style and usage. Prerequisite: Students must successfully complete
ENG 111 or its equivalent, and must be able to use word processing software.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 115 - Technical Writing
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Develops ability in technical writing through extensive practice in composing technical reports and other documents. Guides students in achieving voice, tone, style, and content in formatting, editing, and graphics. Introduces students to technical discourse through selected reading.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 116 - Writing for Business
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Develops ability in business writing through extensive practice in composing business correspondence and other documents. Guides students in achieving voice, tone, style, and content appropriate to a specific audience and purpose. Includes instruction in formatting and editing. Introduces students to business discourse through selected readings.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 121 - Introduction to Journalism I
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Introduces students to all news media, especially news gathering and preparation for print. Prerequisite
ENG 111 OR 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 122 - Introduction to Journalism II
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Introduces students to all news media, especially news gathering and preparation for print. Prerequisite
ENG 111 OR 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 123 - Writing for the World Wide Web
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Teaches students how to outline, compose, organize, and edit written materials for publication on the World Wide Web. Teaches students how to design basic web pages, compose website content, design web site layout and develop website navigation for a variety of possible audiences. Prerequisite:
ENG 111 or approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 125 - Introduction to Literature
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Introduces students to a range of literary genres that may include poetry, fiction, drama, creative nonfiction, and other cultural texts, as it continues to develop college writing. Prerequisite:
ENG 111.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 131 - Technical Report Writing I
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Offers a review of organizational skills including paragraph writing and basic forms of technical communications, various forms of business correspondence, and basic procedures for research writing. Includes instruction and practice in oral communication skills.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 135 - Applied Grammar
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Develops ability to edit and proofread correspondence and other documents typically produced in business and industry. Instructs the student in applying conventions of grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, and mechanics. Prerequisite
ENG 134 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 139 - College Grammar
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Studies formal English grammar and effective expression with attention to recognizing and employing appropriately the various levels of English usage, thinking logically, speaking and writing effectively, editing, evaluating content and intent of both spoken and written English, and punctuating correctly.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 150 - Children's Literature
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Surveys the history of children's literature, considers learning theory and developmental factors influencing reading interests, and uses bibliographic tools in selecting books and materials for recreational interests and educational needs of children.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 190 - Coordinated Internship
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Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ENG 195 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ENG 197 - Cooperative Education
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Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ENG 198 - Seminar and Project
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Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ENG 199 - Supervised Study
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Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ENG 200 - Introduction to Linguistics
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Introduces the scientific study of language. Focuses on brain and language, phnetics, morphology, syntax, first and second language and society, and language in social contexts.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 205 - Technical Editing
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Prepares business and technical communicators to edit self- generated writings as well as writings prepared by others, including individual or collaborative authors. Teaches students to make editorial content decisions, verify information and copyright compliance, adapt and design formats for audience and purpose, and edit the work of several authors into a seamless final product. Covers basic proofreading and editing skills. Prerequisite:
ENG 111 or equivalent.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 210 - Advanced Composition
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Helps students refine skills in writing non-fiction prose. Guides development of individual voice and style. Introduces procedures for publication. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 211 - Creative Writing I
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Introduces the student to the fundamentals of writing imaginatively. Students write in forms to be selected from poetry, fiction, drama, and essays. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 212 - Creative Writing II
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Introduces the student to the fundamentals of writing imaginatively. Students write in forms to be selected from poetry, fiction, drama, and essays. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 215 - Creative Writing - Fiction I
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Introduces the fundamentals and techniques of writing short and long fiction. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 216 - Creative Writing - Fiction II
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Introduces the fundamentals and techniques of writing short and long fiction. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 217 - Creative Writing - Poetry I
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Introduces the fundamentals and techniques of writing poetry. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 218 - Creative Writing - Poetry II
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Introduces the fundamentals and techniques of writing poetry. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 219 - Creative Writing - Drama
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Introduces the fundamentals and techniques of writing plays.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 221 - Advanced Journalism I
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Provides instruction in news and feature writing and other aspects of journalism. Prerequisite
ENG 122. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 222 - Advanced Journalism II
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Provides instruction in news and feature writing and other aspects of journalism. Prerequisite
ENG 122. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 230 - Mystery in Literature and Film
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Studies the mystery as a genre, including history, types and cultural aspects of stories, novels, plays, film adaptions. Involves critical reading, writing, and viewing. Prerequisite:
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 237 - Introduction to Poetry
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Examines selected poetry, emphasizing the history of the genre. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 241 - Survey of American Literature I
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Examines American literary works from colonial times to the present, emphasizing the ideas and characteristics of our national literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 242 - Survey of American Literature II
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Examines American literary works from colonial times to the present, emphasizing the ideas and characteristics of our national literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 243 - Survey of English Literature I
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Studies major English works from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present, emphasizing ideas and characteristics of the British literary tradition. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 244 - Survey of English Literature II
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Studies major English works from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present, emphasizing ideas and characteristics of the British literary tradition. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 245 - Major English Writers
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Examines major writers in English literary history. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 247 - Survey of Popular Culture
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Analyzes familiar aspects of American culture, as seen through popular literature, with additional emphasis on television, film, and popular art. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 251 - Survey of World Literature I
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Examines major works of world literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 252 - Survey of World Literature II
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Examines major works of world literature. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 253 - Survey of African-American Literature I
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Examines selected works by Black American writers from the colonial period to the present. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 254 - Survey of African-American Literature II
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Examines selected works by Black American writers from the colonial period to the present. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 255 - Major Writers in World Literature
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Examines major writers selected from a variety of literary traditions. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 256 - Literature of Science Fiction
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Examines the literary and social aspects of science fiction, emphasizing development of ideas and techniques through the history of the genre. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 257 - Mythology
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Studies selected mythologies of the world, emphasizing their common origins and subsequent influence on human thought and expression. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 261 - Advanced Creative Writing I
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Guides the student in imaginative writing in selected genres on an advanced level. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 262 - Advanced Creative Writing II
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Guides the student in imaginative writing in selected genres on an advanced level. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 267 - The Modern Novel
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Studies the modern novel. Emphasizes appreciation and interpretation of selected novels. Requires critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 271 - The Works of Shakespeare I
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Examines selected works of Shakespeare. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 272 - The Works of Shakespeare II
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Examines selected works of Shakespeare. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 273 - Women in Literature I
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Examines literature by and about women. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 274 - Women in Literature II
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Examines literature by and about women. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 276 - Southern Literature
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Examines the themes and techniques of selected writers dealing with the American South as a distinctive cultural entity. Involves critical reading and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 279 - Film and Literature
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Examines the translation of literature into film viewing and writing. Prerequisite
ENG 112 or divisional approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 280 - Writing User Manuals
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Provides instruction on how to design, write and test a manual. Focuses on the principles used in writing technical manuals, the document process, design and drafting procedures, and finally, testing and revising the manual. Prerequisite:
ENG 112 or division approval.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 290 - Coordinated Internship
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Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ENG 291 - Writing for the College Newspaper I
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Provides instruction in news and feature writing and other aspects of journalism. Prerequisite
ENG 111 or 112 or divisional approval. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 292 - Writing for the College Newspaper II
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Provides instruction in news and feature writing and other aspects of journalism. Prerequisite
ENG 111 or 112 or divisional approval. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- ENG 293 - Studies In
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Lecture 1-5 hours per week.
1-5 credits
- ENG 295 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ENG 297 - Cooperative Education
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Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-6 credits
- ENG 298 - Seminar and Project
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Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- ENG 299 - Supervised Study
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Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
