2016-2017 Catalog

Dec 04, 2024

2016-2017 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

English Option, Arts and Sciences, A.A.

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This option is designed for those students who are planning to transfer to a four-year degree program with a major in English or related fields.

View the English Fact Sheet.

Program Pathway

First Year Fall			First Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
ENG 101	English Composition	3	ENG 102	Composition and Literature	3
Gen Ed	Mathematics	3	Gen Ed	Biological/Physical Science (of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab)	3
Gen Ed	Biological/Physical Science (of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab)	4	Gen Ed	Behavioral/Social Science	3
Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities	3	Group	Select one course from Group One, Two, or Three	3
Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor	3	Restricted Elective	Choose from the list	3
TOTAL		16	TOTAL		15
Second Year Fall			Second Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities (in a different discipline from the first)	3	Gen Ed	Behavioral/Social Science (in a different discipline from the first)	3
ENG 214	Applied English Grammar	3	Gen Ed	Diversity	3
Group	Select one course from Group One, Two, or Three	3	ENG 240	Seminar in English Studies	1
Restricted Elective	Choose from the list	3	Group	Select one course from Group One, Two, or Three	3
Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor	4	Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor	3
TOTAL		16	TOTAL		13

General Education Requirements (31-32 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

Select two courses in different disciplines from the approved General Education course list in the Arts/Humanities category (6 Credits)

Behavioral/Social Sciences

Select two courses in different disciplines from the approved General Education course list in the Behavioral/Social Sciences category (6 Credits)

Biological/Physical Science

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Biological/Physical Science category - one must be a laboratory course (7-8 Credits)

Diversity

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Diversity category (3 Credits)

English

ENG 101 - English Composition (3 Credits)
ENG 102 - Composition and Literature (3 Credits)

Mathematics

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Mathematics category (3-4 Credits)

Program Requirements (13 Credits)

English

ENG 214 - Applied English Grammar (3 Credits)
ENG 240 - Seminar in English Studies (1 Credit)
(ENG 240 should be taken during the last semester of study).

Take three courses, one from each group:

Restricted Electives (6 Credits)

Take two courses from the following:

ENG 112 - Technical Writing I (3 Credits)
ENG 114 - Mythology (3 Credits)
ENG 208 - Shakespeare (3 Credits)
ENG 209 - Creative Writing I (3 Credits)
ENG 216 - Ethnic Voices in American Literature (3 Credits)
ENG 219 - Contemporary Literature (3 Credits)
ENG 220 - Literature By and About Women (3 Credits)

Free Electives (10 Credits)

Electives should be selected in consultation with a transfer advisor and the transfer institution. Some recommended courses are listed below:

HUM 201 - The Arts: A Creative Synthesis (3 Credits)
PHL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy (3 Credits)
SPD 103 - Public Speaking (3 Credits)
SPD 108 - Introduction to Human Communication (3 Credits)

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English Option, Arts and Sciences, A.A.

Program Pathway

General Education Requirements (31-32 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

Behavioral/Social Sciences

Biological/Physical Science

Diversity

English

Mathematics

Program Requirements (13 Credits)

English

Take three courses, one from each group:

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Restricted Electives (6 Credits)

Take two courses from the following:

Free Electives (10 Credits)

Degree Requirement (60 Credits)