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ALCE-3624: Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Writing

Description: Communication skills necessary to carry out work with the general public and audiences in the food, agriculture, and natural resources fields. Professional writing for diverse audiences, assessing best written communication practices, and on creation of a portfolio, utilizing multiple platforms of written communication. Pre: Junior standing.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ENGL-1106

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 20

Average GPA: 3.58 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 54.81%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.34%

Michelle L Greaud202470.8%20.7%5.1%1.8%1.1%0.4%3.639
Tracy Rutherford202080.8%15.4%3.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.681
Jama S Coartney202262.6%34.0%3.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.602
Nicole I Nunoo202264.9%27.0%4.8%1.6%0.8%0.9%3.504
Kathleen E Carper202064.9%30.0%4.3%0.0%0.8%0.0%3.524

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Summer I 2024Fall 2024Term050% W