ENGL 1151 Cornerstone English Seminar

1 credit
This seminar will introduce students to the English major, discussing the kinds of courses that are taught, the kinds of skill that are needed, and the kinds of outcomes students can expect. It will also introduce students to the research skills required of English majors. Students will spend time doing research in the library, writing bibliographic entries, writing précis and abstracts of articles, and finally developing a bibliography for a particular topic. Ideally, it will be taken in the second semester of the freshman year, but no later than the first semester of the sophomore year. Transfers into the major or transfers from other institutions should take it as soon as possible after they enter the major (assuming they are sophomores).