EAPP Courses
- EAPP consists of two courses taken during the fall and spring semesters that focus on critical reading, reasoning, writing, and communication skills.
- Each semester, along with EAPP courses, students typically take up to three additional courses of their choosing.
- EAPP students satisfy the Primary Writing Requirement (PWR) by earning a “C” or higher in WRTG 103: Reasoning, Writing, and Communication and
WRTG 104: Research, Writing, and Communication.
WRTG 103: Reasoning, Writing, and Communication is taken in the fall semester.
- WRTG 103 focuses on developing students' critical thinking, academic reading and writing, and oral communication skills.
WRTG 104: Research, Writing, and Communication is taken in the spring semester.
- Building on the academic writing and communication skills developed in WRTG 103, WRTG 104 focuses on research methods and skills for working with scholarly sources.
- In fulfillment of the Primary Writing Requirement (PWR), in WRTG 104, students complete an 8–10-page research paper.
Grading and Credit Structure
- EAPP courses are graded using traditional letter grades. All EAPP grades are calculated into the students' grade point averages.
- WRTG 103 and WRTG 104 each carry six degrees.
- Upon successful completion of WRTG 103 and WRTG 104 with a “C” or higher, 12 EAPP credits may be counted toward the degree.
- EAPP students fulfill the primary writing requirement (PWR) by earning a “C” or higher in WRTG 103: Reasoning, Writing, and Communication and WRTG 104: Research, Writing, and Communication.