Special College Liberal Arts (SCLA)

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SCLA 101 Bison image  Transformative Texts CMM (CT)3 Credit hours   
A course to enhance the development of critical thinking skills and their application in various interpersonal and public communication contexts through engagement with influential speeches and other foundational texts.
Attributes: Core II Communication Studies, Critical Thinking, Multicultural
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
SCLA 101H Bison image  Transformative Texts CMM (CT)3 Credit hours   
An Honors course to enhance the development of critical thinking skills and their application in various interpersonal and public communication contexts through engagement with influential speeches and other foundational texts.
Attributes: Core II Communication Studies, Critical Thinking, Honors, Multicultural
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
SCLA 102 Bison image  Transformative Texts ENG3 Credit hours   
A course to develop skills in critical reading, writing, and research, through an exploration of a variety of foundational texts spanning a range of cultures and eras
Pre-req: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 101P with a minimum grade of C.
Attributes: Composition Core II, Core II Humanities
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
SCLA 102H Bison image  Transformative Texts ENG3 Credit hours   
An Honors course to develop skills in critical reading, writing, and research, through an exploration of a variety of foundational texts spanning a range of cultures and eras.
Pre-req: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C or ENG 101P with a minimum grade of C.
Attributes: Composition Core II, Honors
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
SCLA 150 Community Engagement1 Credit hour   
A course to complement the Transformative Texts sequence by fostering engagement beyond the classroom. Required for the Herd Humanities Certificate in Advanced Critical Thinking.
Pre-req: SCLA 101 with a minimum grade of C and SCLA 102 with a minimum grade of C.
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
SCLA 475 Humanities at Work1 Credit hour   
Prepares students to succeed in HerdWork internships by applying humanities skills and values to enhance career-readiness competencies and understanding how nonprofit organizations support and serve Appalachian communities.
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode
SCLA 490 HerdWork Internship1-6 Credit hours   
Integrates academic learning with professional experience through internships with nonprofit partners, guiding students to apply humanities skills to real-world work environments to enhance career readiness. Can be taken a maximum of 2 times.
Grade Mode: Normal Grading Mode