Courses

A course for freshmen student-athletes to enhance a successful transition from high school to college life. Orientation to the JSU athletics program and NCAA rules and regulations are included. Special emphasis is placed on academic excellence, athletic excellence, personal and career development, and a commitment of service to the campus and community.

Individualized freshman seminar providing supportive guidance in study skills, problem-solving, decision-making, and college adjustment. Open to freshman only. Grades: A, B, C, NC.

This course will provide a venue for structured practice with all academic English language skills, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening, in an integrated format for INTO UAB accelerated graduate pathway students. Students will employ a variety of English skills in ways that will mimic what is expected in an actual graduate classroom format, with the intention of accelerating transfer of English language skills to the American academic environment.

This course will provide a venue for structured practice with all academic English language skills, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening, in an integrated format for INTO UAB accelerated graduate pathway students. Students will employ a variety of English skills in ways that will mimic what is expected in an actual graduate classroom format, with the intention of accelerating transfer of English language skills to the American academic environment.

The course focuses on Learning Disabilities (LD) and Executive Function (EF) Disorders and their nature, prevalence, and significance in postsecondary environments. Topics include theories about the origins and nature of LD and EF, development across the lifespan, characteristics of individuals, and approaches to service, delivery and teaching. (MULT).

Introduction for students in all disciplines, to the processes of scholarly inquiry and the most common genres of academic writing , including critiques, bibliographies, proposals, conference presentations, and articles. Writing is a significant component of this course.

Introduction, for students in all disciplines, to the process of scholarly inquiry and the most common genres of academic writing, including critiques, bibliographies, proposals, conference presentations, and articles.

The second part of a two-semester, multi-skill course for non-native English speaking graduate students needing English language skill improvement, this course will continue building skills in reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary for use in graduate coursework. Reading passages from authentic texts, as well as summarizing and paraphrasing passages from texts, will be included.

Students will learn to write short academic essays. Students will complete 4 academic essays of at least 250 words in these genres: descriptive, comparison, opinion, and narrative. Essays will include introduction, body (1-2), and conclusion paragraphs. Students will follow the process of generating content, analyzing models, outlining, and writing 2 drafts with teacher, peer, and self-editing.

Students will learn to write longer and more developed academic essays. Objectives: Students will complete 3 academic essays of at least 450 words in these genres: classification, cause/effect, and argument. Essays will include introduction, 3 or more body paragraphs, and conclusion paragraph. Students will follow the process of generating content, analyzing models, outlining, and writing 3 drafts with teacher, peer, and self-editing.