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Introduction to Writing (ENGL 1010) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Full Year
SUGGESTED GRADES: JUNIORS ONLY
1 Credit HS (A44210C)
3 Credits CE
PreReq: ACT English/Reading score of 19+ or UVU Accuplacer Test with a score of 250+
English 1010, beginning composition, is a college course designed to prepare you for other university writing and for writing throughout your life. After this course you will have improved knowledge in understanding and using:
Rhetoric, critical thinking, reading like a writer, and writing for an audience
The writing process through prewriting, multiple drafts and revisions, peer reviewing effectively, and collaboratively
Using research in writing and validating or invalidating sources for authenticity
Using MLA 9
Introduction to Writing (ENGL 1010) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment – 1st Semester
SUGGESTED GRADES: SENIORS ONLY
1 Credit HS (A44212C)
3 Credits CE
PreReq: ACT English/Reading score of 19+ or UVU Accuplacer Test with a score of 250+
Must be taken together as a year block with ENGL 2010.
English 1010, beginning composition, is a college course designed to prepare you for other university writing and for writing throughout your life. After this course you will have improved knowledge in understanding and using:
Rhetoric, critical thinking, reading like a writer, and writing for an audience
The writing process through prewriting, multiple drafts and revisions, peer reviewing effectively, and collaboratively
Using research in writing and validating or invalidating sources for authenticity
Using MLA 9
Intermediate Writing (ENGL 2010) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment – 2nd Semester
SUGGESTED GRADES: SENIORS ONLY
1 Credit HS (A44222C)
3 Credits CE
PreReq: English 1010, B- or higher
Must be taken together as a year block with ENGL 1010.
English 2010, intermediate composition, is a college course designed to improve your university and life writing and prepare you for some of the writing you will do in senior seminars and even advanced degrees. After this course you will have improved working knowledge of:
Academic inquiry and research
Looking at issues from multiple perspectives
Reasoning carefully
Rhetorical awareness of purpose, audience, and genre
Critical evaluation of sources
Ethics and Values (PHIL 2050) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment – 1st or 2nd Semester
SUGGESTED GRADES: SENIORS ONLY
1 Credit HS (A66002C)
3 Credits CE
PreReq: English 1010
This class emphasizes Ethics and Values, challenging students to:
Explore and define their personal values
Critically read works of philosophy, literature, history, and religion
Work towards understanding their basic core values
Read, study, research, and write about difficult ethical issues
Engage in serious reflection of ethics and values as they relate to their lives
American Civilization (HIST 1700) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Full Year
SUGGESTED GRADES: 10-12
1 Credit HS (A62710C)
3 Credits CE
Fulfills High School US Studies and College American Institutions GE Requirements
Understanding United States history is essential for the continuation of our democratic society. This course will:
Make connections between the world and the rich heritage of United States history
Stress movements and developing institutions from the Pre-Columbian period to the present
Discussions include analysis of:
Political, economic, and social institutions and their interrelationships with and impact upon the geographical features of the land
Public Speaking (COMM 1020) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Semester
SUGGESTED GRADES: 11-12
1 Credit HS (A41372C)
3 Credits CE
Fulfills College Humanities GE Credit
Communications 1020, Public Speaking, is a college course focused on gaining skills in public speaking, including:
Completing several public speeches with a specific audience and a specific context and purpose
Connecting course material to effective and responsible civic engagement beyond the classroom
Constructing public speeches
Delivering speeches in several modes
Analyzing sources to support ideas
Improving listening and observational skills
Understanding and applying the components of public speaking across diverse situations
Critiquing and evaluating others' speeches for their effectiveness in communication
General Psychology (PSYCH 1010) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Semester
SUGGESTED GRADES: 11-12
1 Credit HS (A81522C)
3 Credits CE
Fulfills High School Social Studies and College Social Science GE Requirements
An introductory course in modern scientific psychology. Examines major psychological and professional applications. Covers major domains of scientific psychology including:
Biological foundations
Sensations
Perception
Learning
Motivation
Human development
Abnormal psychology
Human Development (PSYCH 1100) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Semester
SUGGESTED GRADES: 11-12
1 Credit HS (A63462C)
3 Credits CE
Fulfills High School Social Studies and College Social Science GE Requirements
Explores human development from conception and birth to old age and death. Examines the growth and developmental patterns and describes the characteristics of various developmental stages. Studies the major physical, cognitive and psychosocial themes and issues of human development, including:
Genetics
Prenatal development
Birth
Early/middle/late childhood
Adolescence
Early/middle/late adulthood
Death
Sociology (SOC 1010) | UVU Concurrent Enrollment - Full Year
SUGGESTED GRADES: 11-12
1 Credit HS (A99150C)
3 Credits CE
Fulfills High School Social Studies and College Social Science GE Requirements
Studies and compares social groups and institutions and their inter-relationships, including:
Culture
Socialization
Deviance
Stratification
Race
Ethnicity
Social change
Collective behavior