ICaP Courses

We offer three courses that satisfy both written communication and information literacy core curriculum requirements. All are capped at 20 students and taught by instructors with extensive training in teaching writing.

ENGL 10600, First year composition with conferences

ENGL 10800, First year composition 

English 10600 is a 4-credit hour composition course that includes embedded time for conferences. Students in on-campus 106 attend class four days a week. An online, asynch version is available in limited numbers.

English 10800 is a 3-credit hour composition course. Students in 108 attend campus two or three days a week.

Both 106 and 108 provide students with the opportunity to interpret and compose in both digital and print media across a variety of forms. Students engage in active learning, which includes class discussion, learning in small groups, problem solving, workshop, and digital interaction. Both courses are grounded in the idea that writing provides an outlet for sharing and developing ideas; facilitates understanding across different conventions, genres, groups, societies, and cultures; and allows for expression in multiple academic, civic, and nonacademic situations. In short, writing is a way of learning that spans all fields and disciplines. 

ENGL 106 and 108 use the same course outcomes for first-year composition. 

ENGL 30400, Advanced composition

ENGL 30400 is a composition course designed for students with college writing experience who are looking for an advanced writing course. It focuses on non-fictional, non-narrative composition. The course includes readings and class discussions of rhetorical theories, principles, and models. Students can expect to learn about writing conventions in their own disciplines through reading and writing assignments that require analysis and research. Students can also expect to gain extensive practice in stylistic and content revision.

This course is designed for juniors and seniors.

In Fall 2024, a special section of ENGL 304 will engage writing and artificial intelligence. Instructors will be Dr. Richard Johnson-Sheehan, Dr. Thomas Rickert, Ms. Jessica Berchtold, and Mr. Kaden Milliren.