DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
The Department of English provides various courses of instruction for all students attending the Mayagüez Campus.
With regards to the general requirement in English, three separate 12 credit-hour sequences exist within the Department of English.
A. The Basic Sequence: INGL 3101, 3102, 3201, 3202.
B. The Intermediate Sequence: INGL 3103, 3104 and six additional credit-hours in Department of English courses to be chosen from an approved list of courses provided by the Department of English.
C. The Honors Sequence: Six credit-hours are granted to students by means of The Advanced Placement Examination. Students must then take INGL 3211 and 3212 to complete their requirement. Note that although these two courses carry 3000-level numbers, they are actually second year courses.
Academic Senate Certification 88-24 stipulates that ONLY a score of 4 or 5 on the Advanced Placement Examination may be used to place entering first year students directly into second year courses by granting them six credit-hours of advanced placement.
Note that students who start in one sequence CANNOT take courses in one of the other sequences to satisfy the university's English requirement. For example, students in the Intermediate Sequence (INGL 3103-3104) may not take either INGL 3201-3202 or INGL 3211-3212 to satisfy their second year requirement.
Students who score below 570** on the ESLAT (English as a Second Language Achievement Test) will be placed in the basic sequence of courses: INGL 3101, INGL 3102, INGL 3201, INGL 3202.
The intermediate sequence of courses, starting with INGL 3103 and INGL 3104, is for entering students at UPR/Mayagüez who have scored above 570** on the ESLAT (English as a Second Language Achievement Test), but who have either not taken the Advanced Placement Examination in English or not qualified for advanced placement in the Honors Program of the Department of English by obtaining a score of 4 or 5 on that test. Students with a score of 3 on the Advanced Placement Examination will be placed in INGL 3103. Students who successfully pass INGL 3103 and INGL 3104 must take six more credit-hours in Departmen of English courses in order to satisfy the university requirement in English.
The Department of English also offers additional course work in the areas of conversational English, public speaking, advanced composition, creative writing, technical writing, literature, and linguistics. All students have an opportunity to take such additional courses in English to meet their particular needs.
For those students who desire to major in English, the department offers a two-track program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English. All students are required to take a common core of courses which includes: "Introduction to Linguistics," "Phonetics," "Survey of English advanced placement in the Honors Program of the Department of English by obtaining a score of 4 or 5 on that test. Students with a score of 3 on the Advanced Placement Examination will be placed in INGL 3103. Students who successfully pass INGL 3103 and INGL 3104 must take six more credit-hours in Departmen of English courses in order to satisfy the university requirement in English.
The Department of English also offers additional course work in the areas of conversational English, public speaking, advanced composition, creative writing, technical writing, literature, and linguistics. All students have an opportunity to take such additional courses in English to meet their particular needs.
For those students who desire to major in English, the department offers a two-track program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English. All students are required to take a common core of courses which includes: "Introduction to Linguistics," "Phonetics," "Survey of English Literature" (two semesters), "Survey of American Literature" (two semesters), and "English Expository Writing." Beyond these required core courses, students choose to emphasize coursework in the area of literature or linguistics.
The Department of English also works with other Departments of the University to offer students an opportunity to receive certificates in Education, Film, and Office Management.
The Department of English offers a graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Arts in English Education (M.A.E.E.). This program is grounded in the areas of linguistics, literature, and pedagogy. Although students may ultimately concentrate in one of these areas, they are required to take designated courses from each area. The program is designed for classroom teachers at all levels of instruction. Please refer to the latest Graduate Catalogue for additional information.
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** Test scores used for placement are reviewed by the Department of English on a regular basis. These numbers may vary slightly becoming either higher or