The second of two required first-year composition courses in the core curriculum, ENGL 104 builds on the skills established in ENGL 103. Students focus on reading a variety of texts, writing arguments, and incorporating research. They are also introduced to the fundamentals of multimodal composition, which culminates in a final project of their choosing. Prerequisite to all other English classes. Grade of C required to pass the course. Prerequisite: Grade of C or higher in 103 or transfer placement. WCI, IL

This accelerated first-year writing course develops students' skills in college-level analysis and argument. In addition to critically reading literary and expository texts, students work in small group workshops to write literary analyses, researched arguments, and multimodal compositions. Grade of C required to pass. Placement into this course requires an ACT English score of 23 or higher. WCI, IL

Students in this practicum experience work collaboratively to create Viterbo's journal of first-year writing, Backspace. Through working on this project, students build skills in professional communication, editing, and document and magazine design. Required for first-year English majors but open to English minors as well. May not be repeated for credit.