Lamar State College - Port Arthur

House Bill 2504

Summer I 2015 Course Syllabus

ENGL-2321-85 - British Lit

Faculty Information
Semester	Summer I 2015
Instructor	Doiron, Jessie John
Phone	(409) 984-6330
E-mail	doironjj@lamarpa.edu
Department	Inmate Instruction Chair: Barbara Huval Phone: (409) 984-6330 E-mail: huvalbj@lamarpa.edu
Office	Hours: N/A Building: N/A Room: N/A
MyLamarPA	Be sure to check your campus E-mail and Course Homepage using MyLamarPA campus web portal (My.LamarPA.edu). When you’ve logged in, click the email icon in the upper right-hand corner to check email, or click on the “My Courses” tab to get to your Course Homepage. Click the link to your course and review the information presented. It is important that you check your email and Course Homepage regularly. You can also access your grades, transcripts, and determine who your academic advisor is by using MyLamarPA.
Course Information
Course Number	60484
Course Description	A survey of the development of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical, linguistic, and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors and traditions.
Course Prerequisites	ENGL 1302 or Departmental approval
Required Textbooks	Masterworks British Literature -- The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Abrams, M. H. , et al,eighth edition. New York, New York: W. W. Norton, 2006.
Attendance Policy	Students must participate in discussions by attending class regularly. Failure to attend class and participate in these discussions will result in a significant loss of points from a student’s course grade. Each absence (without an approved excuse) will result in two (2) points deducted from the student's score.
Course Grading Scale	90 - 100 = A     80 - 89 = B     70 - 79 = C     60 - 69 = D     Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	•        Examinations                 4 tests                40% •        Research Paper         1 written paper        20% •        Author Report                1 written report        10% •        Quizzes                 15 quizzes                15% •        Discussions          Course Journal         15% ___________________________________________________________ Total Assignments for Completed Course          100% Course Work Descriptions         •        1 research paper (1,500 - 2,500 words in length) •        4 content exams, the content exams will focus on brief explications, factual questions on content and/or knowledge of critical terms. • 15 quizzes, the quizzes will cover information about literary terms, literary periods, and literary personages derived from supplemental materials and the text book. •         Reading assignments and the out-of-class preparation needed for required discussions •         Class discussions of reading and class presentations of course work
Final Exam Date	July 23, 2015 - 6:90 PM
Major Assignments	Preliminary Reading and Study Schedule for Summer Session 2015 Day 1                Introduction to course, books, methodology                                 Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Literature pp. 1 - 24                 Major Authors, Poets, Playwrights          British English in the World Today Research Paper MLA Overview                          Day 2                British Literature at the Turn of the Century                                                  Salman Rushdie pp. 2813 - 2824         Current British Writers of Note Day 3                The Twentieth Century (Larkin – Heany)                 Seamus Heany p. 2788, p. 2796                 Alice Munro pp. 2777 - 2788                 Derek Walcott p. 2770, p. 2771                 Nadine Gordimer p. 2718 - 2722                 Philip Larkin p. 2715 - 2716 Author Report – Topic Proposal Due Day 4                The Twentieth Century (Hardy – Thomas)                 Dylan Thomas p. 2705, p. 2710                 W. H. Auden p. 2689, p. 2696                 Samuel Beckett pp. 2661- 2688                 Jean Rhys pp. 2657 - 2660                 Katherine Mansfield pp. 2645 - 2654                 T. S. Eliot pp. 2607 - 2614                 D. H. Lawrence p. 2574, p. 2607                 James Joyce pp. 2498 - 2506                 Virginia Woolf p. 2423, pp. 2494 - 2497                 William Butler Yeats pp. 2386- 2388, p. 2402                 Joseph Conrad pp. 2326 – 2385                 Thomas Hardy p. 2317, p. 2320          Test One andAuthor Report – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 5                The Victorian Age                 Rudyard Kipling p. 2264, p. 2290 Oscar Wilde pp. 2211 – 2212, p. 2220 Robert Lewis Stevenson pp. 2168 - 2210 Gerard Manely Hopkins p. 2158, p. 2162 Christina Rossetti p. 2138, p. 2156 Matthew Arnold p. 2091, pp. 2127 - 2137 Robert Browning p. 2051, p. 2058 Alfred Lord Tennyson pp. 1948 – 1950, p. 2023                 Elizabeth Barrett Browning p. 1921, p. 1927 Author Report – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 6                The Romantic Period                         William Blake pp. 1406- 1409, p. 1414                 Robert Burns pp. 1441 – 1443, p. 1446                 Samuel Taylor Coleridge pp. 1609-1612, pp. 1615-1631                 George Gordon (Lord Byron) pp. 1671- 1675, p. 1676                 Percy Bysshe Shelley pp. 1731 – 1734, 1741                 John Keats pp. 1820 – 1822, p.1847 Day 7                The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century                                 Olaudah Equiano pp. 1340 - 1349 Thomas Gray pp. 1330 - 1333 Samuel Johnson pp. 1210 -1212, pp. 1291 - 1297 Alexander Pope pp. 1120 – 1136 Jonathan Swift pp. 971- 974, pp. 1114 – 1120 Aphra Behn pp. 922 – 924, pp. 927 - 974 Author Report – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 8                The Early Seventeenth Century                 John Milton pp. 693- 697, pp. 721                 Andrew Marvell pp. 675- 677                 Robert Herrick p. 665, p. 669                 Ben Jonson pp. 638 – 641                 John Donne pp. 600 – 603 Test Two Author Report Due Day 9                The Sixteenth Century                                  William Shakespeare pp. 493 – 497, pp 510 - 571 Christopher Marlowe pp. 458, pp. 460 - 492                 The English Bible pp. 354 - 357 Library Research Paper – Topic Proposal Due Day 10                Middle English Literature 14th and 15th Centuries         Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales pp. 165 – 189,                 pp. 250 - 263 Day 11                Middle English Literature 14th and 15th Centuries                 Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales (continued)                 Research Paper – Peer Review of Rough Drafts                          Day 12                Middle English Literature 14th and 15th Centuries                 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight pp. 112 - 164                                 Test Three                 Research Paper – Peer Review of Rough Drafts                                                                            Day 13                Middle English Literature 14th and 15th Centuries                 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (continued)                 Research Paper – Peer Review of Rough Drafts                          Day 14                 The Middle Ages Anglo-Saxon Literature                 The Dream of the Rood pp. 24 - 26                 Beowulf pp. 26 - 97                 Research Paper Due         Day 15                The Middle Ages Anglo-Saxon Literature                 Beowulf (continued)                  All Make-Up Work Due Day 16                Final Exam Test Four                          Preliminary Work Schedule Day 1                Discussions Comments                 Quiz 1                                   Day 2                Discussions Comments                 Quiz 2                                  Day 3                Discussions Comments                Quiz 3 Author Report – Topic Proposal Due Day 4                Discussions Comments                Quiz 4 Test One – Author Report Rough Drafts Day 5                Discussions Comments                Quiz 5 Author Report – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 6                Discussions Comments                Quiz 6 Author Report – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 7                Discussions Comments                Quiz 7 Author Report – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 8                Discussions Comments                Quiz 8 Test Two – Author Report Due Day 9                Discussions Comments                Quiz 9 Library Research Paper – Topic Proposal Due Day 10                Discussions Comments                Quiz 10 Library Research Paper – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 11                Discussions Comments                Quiz 11 Library Research Paper – Peer Review of Rough Drafts                  Day 12                 Discussions Comments                Quiz 12                 Test Three Library Research Paper – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 13                Discussions Comments                Quiz 13 Library Research Paper – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 14                Discussions Comments                Quiz 14 Library Research Paper Due Day 15                Discussions Comments                Quiz 15 Day 16                Final Exams                         Test Four
Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates	Preliminary Reading and Study Schedule for Summer Session 2015         Day 1                Introduction to course, books, methodology                                                 Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Literature pp. 1 - 24                         Major Authors, Poets, Playwrights         British English in the World Today Library Research Paper MLA Overview                          Day 2                British Literature at the Turn of the Century                                                          Salman Rushdie pp. 2813 - 2824         Current British Writers of Note Day 3                The Twentieth Century (Larkin – Heany)                         Seamus Heany p. 2788, p. 2796                         Alice Munro pp. 2777 - 2788                         Derek Walcott p. 2770, p. 2771                         Nadine Gordimer p. 2718 - 2722                         Philip Larkin p. 2715 - 2716 Author Report – Topic Proposal Due Day 4                The Twentieth Century (Hardy – Thomas)                         Dylan Thomas p. 2705, p. 2710                         W. H. Auden p. 2689, p. 2696                         Samuel Beckett pp. 2661- 2688                         Jean Rhys pp. 2657 - 2660                         Katherine Mansfield pp. 2645 - 2654                         T. S. Eliot pp. 2607 - 2614                         D. H. Lawrence p. 2574, p. 2607                         James Joyce pp. 2498 - 2506                         Virginia Woolf p. 2423, pp. 2494 - 2497                         William Butler Yeats pp. 2386- 2388, p. 2402                         Joseph Conrad pp. 2326 – 2385                         Thomas Hardy p. 2317, p. 2320         Test One andAuthor Report – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 5                The Victorian Age                         Rudyard Kipling p. 2264, p. 2290 Oscar Wilde pp. 2211 – 2212, p. 2220 Robert Lewis Stevenson pp. 2168 - 2210 Gerard Manely Hopkins p. 2158, p. 2162 Christina Rossetti p. 2138, p. 2156 Matthew Arnold p. 2091, pp. 2127 - 2137 Robert Browning p. 2051, p. 2058 Alfred Lord Tennyson pp. 1948 – 1950, p. 2023                         Elizabeth Barrett Browning p. 1921, p. 1927 Author Report – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 6                The Romantic Period                                 William Blake pp. 1406- 1409, p. 1414                         Robert Burns pp. 1441 – 1443, p. 1446                         Samuel Taylor Coleridge pp. 1609-1612, pp. 1615-1631                         George Gordon (Lord Byron) pp. 1671- 1675, p. 1676                         Percy Bysshe Shelley pp. 1731 – 1734, 1741                         John Keats pp. 1820 – 1822, p.1847 Day 7                The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century                                                         Olaudah Equiano pp. 1340 - 1349 Thomas Gray pp. 1330 - 1333 Samuel Johnson pp. 1210 -1212, pp. 1291 - 1297 Alexander Pope pp. 1120 – 1136 Jonathan Swift pp. 971- 974, pp. 1114 – 1120 Aphra Behn pp. 922 – 924, pp. 927 - 974 Author Report – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 8                The Early Seventeenth Century                         John Milton pp. 693- 697, pp. 721                         Andrew Marvell pp. 675- 677                         Robert Herrick p. 665, p. 669                         Ben Jonson pp. 638 – 641                         John Donne pp. 600 – 603 Test Two Author Report Due Day 9                The Sixteenth Century                                          William Shakespeare pp. 493 – 497, pp 510 - 571 Christopher Marlowe pp. 458, pp. 460 - 492                         The English Bible pp. 354 - 357 Library Research Paper – Topic Proposal Due Day 10                Middle English Literature Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries                                                                 Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales pp. 165 – 189,                  pp. 250 - 263 Day 11                Middle English Literature Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries                         Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales (continued)                         Library Paper – Peer Review of Rough Drafts                          Day 12                Middle English Literature Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries                         Sir Gawain and the Green Knight pp. 112 - 164                                         Test Three                         Library Paper – Peer Review of Rough Drafts                                                                            Day 13                Middle English Literature Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries                         Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (continued)                         Library Paper – Peer Review of Rough Drafts                          Day 14                 The Middle Ages Anglo-Saxon Literature                         The Dream of the Rood pp. 24 - 26                         Beowulf pp. 26 - 97                         Library Research Paper Due         Day 15                The Middle Ages Anglo-Saxon Literature                         Beowulf (continued)                          All Make-Up Work Due Day 16                Final Exam Test Four                          Preliminary Work Schedule Day 1                Discussions Comments                 Quiz 1                                   Day 2                Discussions Comments                 Quiz 2                                  Day 3                Discussions Comments                Quiz 3 Author Report – Topic Proposal Due Day 4                Discussions Comments                Quiz 4 Test One – Author Report Rough Drafts Day 5                Discussions Comments                Quiz 5 Author Report – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 6                Discussions Comments                Quiz 6 Author Report – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 7                Discussions Comments                Quiz 7 Author Report – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 8                Discussions Comments                Quiz 8 Test Two – Author Report Due Day 9                Discussions Comments                Quiz 9 Library Research Paper – Topic Proposal Due Day 10                Discussions Comments                Quiz 10 Library Research Paper – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 11                Discussions Comments                Quiz 11 Library Research Paper – Peer Review of Rough Drafts                  Day 12                 Discussions Comments                Quiz 12                 Test Three Library Research Paper – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 13                Discussions Comments                Quiz 13 Library Research Paper – Peer Review of Rough Drafts Day 14                Discussions Comments                Quiz 14 Library Research Paper Due Day 15                Discussions Comments                Quiz 15 Day 16                Final Exams                         Test Four
General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes	Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes	Associate of Arts 1. Communicates with appropriate modes of expression to individuals or groups.         A. Demonstrates thesis clarity         B. Organizes information         C. Uses support         D. Presents ideas in appropriate mode of expression 2. Demonstrates awareness of cultural differences and similarities.         A. Identifies cultural characteristics (beliefs, values, perspectives, or practices)         B. Interprets works of human expression within cultural context         C. Shows awareness of one’s own culture in relation to others 3. Uses critical thinking skills         A. Identifies problem, argument, or issue (to determine extent of information needed)         B. Differentiates the facts from opinions as relates to situation         C. Constructs possible solutions or prediction or consequences         D. Uses logical, sound reasoning to justify conclusion 4. Demonstrates technology literacy         A. Locates needed information using the appropriate technological tool or device         B. Displays organizational skills with the use of technology         C. Presents information using the appropriate technological tool or device 5. Transfers to a baccalaureate program         A. Exhibits student contact hours completed at LSC-PA         B. Number of AA majors who graduate         C. Number of AA graduates who request transcripts sent to other universities 6. Applies mathematical and scientific principles         A. Identifies mathematical or scientific principles needed to complete task         B. Uses mathematical or scientific principles needed to complete task         C. Applies problem-solving skills in mathematical or scientific principles needed to complete task
Course Student Learning Outcomes	Student Learning Outcomes •        Students will read and analyze a broad range of literary from important writers whose work appears in the textbook. •        Students will further develop skills needed for critical thinking, critical reading, and literary analysis. •        Students will gain a broad knowledge of social, cultural, historical, scientific, and technical developments that have gone into the creation of British literature and British Standard English. •        Students will enhance composition skills developed in the prerequisite courses of English 1301 and English 1302. •        Students will demonstrate competent use of MLA style to document sources.
Academic Honesty	Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies	No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Electronic devices (including but not restricted to cell phones, MP3 players, and laptop computers) shall not be used during examinations unless specifically allowed by the instructor. Use of electronic devices during normal class hours distracts other students, disrupts the class, and wastes valuable time. Instructors have an obligation to reduce such disruptions. Turn your cellphones to vibrate when you enter the classroom. Make-up Work / Late Assignments A student must receive specific permission from me to make up missed work or turn in an assignment after its original due date. Approved make up work will correspond to the original assignment in grade value plus one or more of the following: subject matter, form, style, level of difficulty, learning focus. Dropping Class                 If a student wishes to drop a class, it is always the student’s obligation to complete the required procedures for dropping. Instructions for dropping a class are in the Lamar State College – Port Arthur Class Schedule and Registration Procedures for each semester. It is the student’s responsibility to drop even in the event of a lengthy absence from campus for reasons of illness or personal hardship. In such cases, it is the student’s duty to complete the drop by contacting either his major department or the Records Office by letter to request that the drop be completed. If a student decides to stop attending but does not complete the official drop procedure, he will in all likelihood earn a grade of “F” in the course.
Additional Information	Plagiarism / Collusion / Cheating         REFER TO TSUS POLICY ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY • Plagiarism can lead to a student’s receiving a failing grade in the course and can result in administrative action through which the student is suspended from the college. Plagiarism is the appropriation of passages, either word for word, or in substance, from the writing of someone else, and the incorporation of such passages as one’s own, in an assignment offered for credit. • Collusion could lead to a student’s receiving a failing grade on a particular assignment or for the course Collusion refers to the student’s receiving unnecessary or unauthorized tutoring in the preparation of written work to be offered for credit. • Cheating implies dishonesty or deception of a different sort, whether in the preparation of written work offered for credit or in the taking of a test or examination. All students are required to contribute to class discussions appropriately. The course requires active participation in all discussions of assigned topics. Full participation requires a student to give and to receive ideas in a courteous and forthcoming manner. Refusal to actively contribute to discussions is an insult to a student’s colleagues and his instructor. Dominating the discussion is equally insulting. Contributing willingly and productively to discussions is ideal. All students must share rough drafts with the class for peer critique. All students must participate in peer discussions. At times, all students will work with people of similar backgrounds, with people of opposing views, with people whose company is enjoyable, or with people there is little to find in common. Cooperation in this style of peer instruction always results in a pleasant learning environment. Mature Content Warning This course contains strong language, adult situations, graphic depictions of human interactions. The course also contains discussions that are intended for mature audiences. Were the course a motion picture, the rating for it would be at least R (for restricted to adults 18 years or older). In no manner is it the intention of the instructor to disturb students whose sensitivities do not permit full, frank, candid, light-hearted, serious, intense, and adult conversation. Terms, words, comments, statements, ideas, concepts, and descriptions that appear in the textbooks or surface in classroom discussions may be offensive to one or more persons in the class group at some time or another. Nothing intentionally offensive should ever be directed at any single individual, minority group, social class, ethnicity, gender, or race. Never should any single individual feel personally affronted by the language used in the books, handouts, or classroom discussions. American conversational English has multiple levels of social acceptance. Misunderstandings of comments or words will occur that might discomfit or annoy some individuals. I will do my best to serve as model and moderator for the classroom discussions by ameliorating these unavoidable misunderstandings through personal example and by providing clarifications, explanations, and counseling if needed. Should any terms, phrases, words, or comments offend a particular individual, please bring this to my attention at the earliest convenient time so that I might do what I can to alleviate the perceived injury. With the above observations in mind, remember that we live in a free and democratic society, one in which all individuals have the right to think and believe and speak what they will without fear of governmental sanctions. In America, individuals have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Let us balance these inalienable rights with the need to get along with one another in our classroom community so that we may all successfully achieve our course objectives. Students with Disabilities The College and the Department comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are services available for individuals who may need assistance on campus because of disabilities. Refer to the Student Handbook for more information about these services.
Important Information
ADA Considerations	The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
Copyright Violations	Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester, by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally. No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class, including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or painting or performing copyrighted material for public display. Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties. Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the material’s creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented. If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216.
Assessment Statement	Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate programs. Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects. If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just won’t use your data. What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools.
Privacy Notice	Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances. Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom. Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences. Circumstances under which information may be released: An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person to whom the information may be given. A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student by providing a copy of a filed tax return that shows that the student was listed as a dependent of that parent or guardian. The tax return must be for last complete tax year. Again, this documentation must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office. A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student if the student logs on to My.LamarPA.edu and sends an email to the Registrar granting permission. The email must specify what information may be given and the name of the person to whom it may be given. Co-enrollment students are protected by the same privacy laws as adult students. The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165.
College-Level Perspectives	This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways: Establishing broad and multiple perspectives on the individual in relationship to the larger society and world in which s/he lives, and to understand the responsibilities of living in a culturally and ethnically diversified world. Stimulating a capacity to discuss and reflect upon individual, political, economic, and social aspects of life in order to understand ways in which to be a responsible member of society. Developing a capacity to use knowledge of how technology and science affect their lives. Developing personal values for ethical behavior. Developing the ability to make aesthetic judgments. Using logical reasoning in problem solving. Integrating knowledge and understand the interrelationships of the scholarly disciplines.
Degree Plan Evaluation	A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program. Sign in to your my.lamarpa.edu account. Click on the “My Services” tab. Click on the “Student” tab. Click on Student Records. Click on Degree Evaluation. Select the term you are planning on registering for (i.e. Summer I, Summer II, Fall, or Spring) Verify that the Curriculum Information (your MAJOR) is correct Click on “Generate New Evaluation” at the bottom of the screen. Click the radio button next to Program Click on the Generate Request button. All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class.
HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.
Lamar State College - Port Arthur Mission Lamar State College - Port Arthur, a member of The Texas State University System, is an open-access, comprehensive public two-year college offering quality and affordable instruction leading to associate degrees and a variety of certificates. The College embraces the premise that education is an ongoing process that enhances career potential, broadens intellectual horizons, and enriches life. Core Values Shared commitment by faculty, staff and administration to a mission characterized by student learning, diversity, and community involvement General education/core curriculum that develops the values and concepts that allow the student to make a meaningful contribution in the workplace or community Academic and technical programs designed to fulfill our commitment to accommodate students with diverse goals and backgrounds, using a variety of delivery methods, on and off campus Technical education programs that provide for the acquisition of the knowledge, skills and behavior necessary for initial and continued employment Student achievement characterized by attainment of individual goals and measured by successful accomplishments and completion of curriculum Co-curricular opportunities that develop social, financial and civic acuity Principles Lamar State College - Port Arthur operates in the belief that all individuals should be: treated with dignity and respect; afforded equal opportunity to acquire a complete educational experience; given an opportunity to discover and develop their special aptitudes and insights; and, provided an opportunity to equip themselves for a fulfilling life and responsible citizenship in a world characterized by change.

Copyright ©2011 Lamar State College - Port Arthur. All Rights Reserved.