*Tgxkugf 1 + PURDUE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL Thesis/Dissertation Acceptance Vjku ku vq egtvkh{ vjcv vjg vjguku1fkuugtvcvkqp rtgrctgf D{ Gpvkvngf Hqt vjg fgitgg qh Ku crrtqxgf d{ vjg hkpcn gzcokpkpi eqookvvgg< Crrtqxgf d{ Oclqt Rtqhguuqt*u+< aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Crrtqxgf d{< Jgcf qh vjg Itcfwcvg Rtqitco Fcvg Justin K. Rademaekers RHETORIC FOR THE DISCIPLINES: A THEORY OF WRITING AND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS OF INTERDISCIPLINARY AND APPLIED SCIENCES Doctor of Philosophy Dr. Richard Johnson-Sheehan Dr. Patricia Sullivan Dr. Jennifer Bay Dr. Leigh Raymond Dr. Richard Johnson-Sheehan Dr. Nancy J. Peterson 04/17/2014 To the best of my knowledge and as understood by the student in the Thesis/Dissertation Agreement, Publication Delay, and Certification/Disclaimer (Graduate School Form 32), this thesis/dissertation adheres to the provisions of Purdue University’s “Policy on Integrity in Research” and the use of copyrighted material.