English

Faculty
Susan Comilang, Chair
Deborah Brown
Richard Grant
Bradford Haas
Wendy Ripley

Adjunct Faculty
Clyde Buzzard
Christopher Cassano
Norma Procopiow

Introduction
The goals of the English Department are:

1. To give students an awareness of the importance of language in their lives and in society.

2. To provide experiences that will develop students' thinking, speaking, and writing skills.

3. To improve fluency in writing, speaking, and thinking.

4. To encourage students to appreciate and respond to great literature.

Honor Society and Memberships
Columbia Union College has an active chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the National English Honor Society. The purpose of the honor society is to recognize undergraduates, graduates, and scholars who have realized accomplishments in either linguistics or the literature of the English language. The society is open to all English majors and minors who have earned an overall grade point average of 3.25 or above and have completed successfully two literature courses with an English grade point average of 3.00 or above. The motto of the organization, "Sincerity, Truth, Design," evidences the society's commitment to excellence, a commitment consistent with the goals of the English Department and the college. The Department is also home to the college-wide Pre-Law Club and the English Club, both of which are open to all students on campus.

The English Department, which functions as one of the advisory departments for pre-law students, is a member of the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors, Inc.

Student Placement for Writing Instruction
First-year students with scores above the 50th percentile for the verbal section of the SAT or ACT exam will be placed in First Year Composition (ENGL 101). All other students, including transfer students with 24 or fewer credits who do not have recent ACT or SAT scores, are required to take the English Placement Test. Based on their test results, students may be placed in English as a Second Language; Basic English (ENGL 050); or First Year Composition (ENGL 101).

English as a Second Language
Students whose native language is other than English, including any students who have not completed 4 years in an educational institution in which English is the language of instruction, may be placed in appropriate ESL courses according to examination results of the TOEFL or the Michigan Test for English Language Proficiency or IELTS (see Admissions section of the Bulletin for placement requirements).

External Degree
English majors and minors wishing to take an External Degree ENGL or LITR course must obtain the permission of both their advisor and the English Department faculty member who teaches the ENGL or LITR course the External Degree course would replace. Completion of courses by English majors and minors through the External Degree program is discouraged, and permission is granted solely at the discretion of the English Department faculty.

Information About the Program
Susan Comilang, Chair

English Department
Columbia Union College
7600 Flower Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912-7796
Phone: 301-891-4543
E-mail: scomilan@cuc.edu
Office: Wilkinson Hall, Room 25