UACCM | Course Description

UACCM courses are identified by a code containing letters which indicate the department and numbers which indicate sequencing within the department. The last number indicates credit hours received for the course. Developmental classes, while providing credit and being included in the computation of the semester grade point average, do not count toward graduation for either a certificate or degree.

“ACTS” Arkansas Course Transfer System.
“GE” designates the course is acceptable as a General Education Elective.

ENG 0103 | Foundations of Grammar
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Score of 13 or below on the English portion of the ACT or a score of 32 or below on the Writing Skills portion of the COMPASS test. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. Foundations of Grammar is a basic course in grammar that utilizes a process approach to guide students through the study of basic grammar rules, sentence construction, and paragraph writing. Students use reasoning and evaluating skills to construct sentences that follow particular patterns and paragraphs that reflect various rhetorical modes.

ENG 0303 | Foundational Composition
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Score of 14-18 on the English portion of the ACT, or score of 33-76 on the Writing Skills portion of the COMPASS test, or a grade of “C” or higher in ENG 0103 Foundations of Grammar. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. Foundational Composition is a writing course that prepares students for Composition I. The course focuses on components of composition and effective paragraph and essay construction.

ENG 1003 | Basic Technical Communications
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Score of 19 or higher on the English portion of the ACT or score of 77 or higher on the Writing Skills portion of the COMPASS test, or a grade of “C” or higher in ENG 0303 Foundational Composition and a score of 19 or higher on the Reading portion of the ACT, or a score of 83 or higher on the Reading Skills portion of the COMPASS, or a grade of “C” or higher in READ 0203 College Reading Skills II or concurrently enrolled in READ 0203 College Reading Skills II. Not open to anyone who has completed ENG 1023 Composition II or ENG 2023 Technical Communications. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. Basic Technical Communications introduces students to various aspects of writing for the working world. The course provides students with a solid foundation in technical communications and introduces them to the processes and the formats of creating résumés, writing business letters and memos, developing instruction manuals, designing reports, and delivering presentations. Although all students will produce common materials, the assignments will be geared toward each student’s chosen field of study. This course is appropriate for certificate students and Associate of Applied Science majors but is NOT applicable for credit toward the Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degrees for general education majors.

ENG 1013 | Composition I
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Score of 19 or higher on the English Portion of the ACT, or a score of 77 or higher on the Writing Skills portion of the COMPASS Test, or a grade of “C” or higher in ENG 0303 Foundational Composition and a score of 19 or higher on the Reading portion of the ACT, or a score of 83 or higher on the Reading Skills portion of the COMPASS, or a grade of “C” or higher in READ 0203 College Reading Skills II or concurrently enrolled in READ 0203 College Reading Skills II. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. This course covers principles and techniques of expository and persuasive composition, analysis of texts with introduction to research methods, and critical thinking. (ACTS, GE)

ENG 1023 | Composition II
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” of higher in ENG 1013 Composition I. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. This course is a further study of principles and techniques of expository and persuasive composition, analysis of texts, research methods, and critical thinking. (ACTS, GE)

ENG 2003 | Creative Writing
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in ENG 1023 Composition II. Offered on demand. This course offers practical experience in the techniques of writing poetry and fiction. (ACTS, GE)

ENG 2023 | Technical Communications
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in ENG 1023 Composition II. Offered on demand. This course covers principles of researching, organizing, and writing technical documents. (ACTS, GE)

ENG 2103 | Introduction to Fiction
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in ENG 1023 Composition II. Offered on demand. This course will introduce students to the art and relevance of fiction, generally short stories, drama, novellas and novels. Students will learn to read stories carefully and analytically to understand how fiction both reflects and enhances our understanding of life. In addition, students will complete an annotated bibliography and a literary research project of 8-10 pages. (GE)

ENG 2113 | American Literature I
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in ENG 1023 Composition II. Offered in the fall semester. This course features selected works of American Literature from its beginnings to 1865. (ACTS, GE)

ENG 2123 | American Literature II
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in ENG 1023 Composition II. Offered in the spring semester. Selected works of American literature from 1865 to present. (ACTS, GE)

ENG 2203 | Introduction to Poetry
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in ENG 1023 Composition II. Offered on demand. This course is designed to acquaint students with various styles and forms of poetry, with the writings of selected poets from different time periods, and with poetic terms. The course will afford the students an opportunity to generate poems in different versification styles. (GE)

ENG 2213 | World Literature I
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in ENG 1023 Composition II. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. This course contains selected significant works of world literature from Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Periods. It includes study of movements, schools, and periods. (ACTS, GE)

ENG 2223 | World Literature II
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in ENG 1023 Composition II. Offered in the fall and spring semesters. This course covers selected significant works of world literature from the Renaissance to the present. Includes study of movements, schools, and periods. (ACTS, GE)

ENG 2303 | Introduction to Drama
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in ENG 1023 Composition II. Offered on demand. This course will introduce students to the roots and relevance of drama, from classical to contemporary works. Students will read and/or watch a variety of dramatic forms from tragedy, comedy, social drama, epic theatre, absurdist theatre, and modern theatre. This course views drama as a genre: an evolving art form dependent on audience and social environment for interpretation. In addition to lecture, discussion, and writing, students will complete a research project with a minimum of six pages using at least six secondary sources following one of the critical approaches to literature. (GE)

ENG 2313 | British Literature I
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in ENG 1023 Composition II. Offered in the fall semester. This course features selected works of British literature from its beginnings through the Renaissance. (ACTS, GE)

ENG 2323 | British Literature II
3 Cr. (3 Lec.)
Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or higher in ENG 1023 Composition II. Offered in the spring semester. This course features selected works of British Literature from the Renaissance to present. (ACTS, GE)