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Creative Writing - Arts and Sciences Transfer (A.A.)

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Official Title of Major: Arts and Sciences Transfer - Creative Writing, A.A.

Award: Associate of Arts degree, A.A.

Code: AA.ARTS-SCI.CREAT-W

Total Credit Hours: 60

Creative Writing

Purpose: Designed to provide students with an opportunity to develop as readers and writers. Prepares students for advanced study in creative writing. Students completing this degree will have developed a portfolio of original work (fiction, poetry or creative non-fiction) for submission to baccalaureate level (BA and/or BFA) writing programs as well as reputable journals. The comprehensive core of general education courses and specialized courses in creative writing will also prepare students for transfer to programs in related disciplines.

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Honors Program Courses

If you qualify for the Honors Program, you may take honors versions of some courses (such as ENG 101H , ENG 102H , etc.).

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Arts and Sciences Transfer Program Core Course Requirements

The Program Requirements for this degree are simultaneously satisfied by three of General Education Requirements listed below: (1) the Communications Arts and Humanities general education requirement, (2) the Sophomore Literature Arts and Humanities general education requirement, and (3) one of the History Social and Behavioral Sciences general education requirement courses (HIS 111 or HIS 112 or HIS 211 or HIS 212 ).

General Education Requirements: 34 credits

An approved list of general education courses can be found in the General Education Requirements and degree program required courses section of the catalog. Choose general education courses from the following topics:

English Composition: 6 credits

ENG 101 - Academic Writing and Research 1 3 credit hours
ENG 102 - Academic Writing and Research 2 3 credit hours
ENG 101A and ENG 101 are equivalent courses. Students may take ENG 101A -ENG 102 or ENG 101 -ENG 102 to meet their English Composition General Education requirement.

Arts and Humanities: 6 credits

Communications course 3 credit hours
Sophomore Literature course 3 credit hours

Biological and Physical Sciences: 7 credits

At least one lab science required. See General Education Biological and Physical Sciences Requirements for a list of approved courses.

Mathematics: 3 credits

Students must choose one Mathematics course from the following:

MAT 133 - Finite Mathematics 3 credit hours
OR
MAT 135 - Statistics 3 credit hours
OR
More advanced level if qualified from the list below:
MAT 137 - College Algebra 3 credit hours
MAT 145 - Precalculus 1 3 credit hours
MAT 146 - Precalculus 2 3 credit hours
MAT 151 - Accelerated Precalculus 4 credit hours
MAT 191 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 4 credit hours
MAT 192 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2 4 credit hours
MAT 202 - Linear Algebra 4 credit hours
MAT 230 - Elementary Calculus (For Business and Social Sciences) 3 credit hours

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6 credits

Social and Behavioral Sciences course (other than history) 3 credit hours AND

Students must choose one History course from the following:
HIS 111 - Ancient and Medieval Western Civilizations 3 credit hours
HIS 112 - Early Modern and Modern Western Civilizations 3 credit hours
HIS 211 - United States History through the Civil War 3 credit hours
HIS 212 - United States History Since the Civil War 3 credit hours

Additional General Education Requirements: 6 credits

Technology Requirement 3 credit hours
See General Education Technology Requirements for a list of approved courses.
Wellness Requirement 3 credit hours
See General Education Wellness Requirements for a list of approved courses.

Area of Concentration: 26 credits

Required Courses: 5 credits

ENG 200 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit hours
ENG 205 - Creative Writing: Portfolio Development 2 credit hours

Choose courses from the following list: 9 credits

Students should check the requirements of their transfer school before selecting the courses listed below.

ENG 201 - Creative Writing: Beginning Fiction Workshop 3 credit hours
ENG 202 - Creative Writing: Beginning Poetry Workshop 3 credit hours
ENG 203 - Creative Writing: Writing for the Stage and Screen Workshop 3 credit hours
ENG 204 - Creative Writing: Beginning Creative Nonfiction Workshop 3 credit hours
ENG 275 - Creative Writing: Literary Publishing Practicum - Working on Amaranth 1 credit hour
ENG 276 - Creative Writing: Literary Publishing Practicum - Working on Amaranth 2 credit hours
ENG 277 - Creative Writing: Literary Publishing Practicum - Working on Amaranth 3 credit hours

Choose two courses from the following: 6 credits

Students should check the requirements of their transfer school before selecting the courses listed below.

ENG 211 - World Literature 1 3 credit hours
ENG 212 - World Literature 2 3 credit hours
ENG 213 - British Literature 1 3 credit hours
ENG 214 - British Literature 2 3 credit hours
ENG 215 - Early American Literature: Colonial to 1865 3 credit hours
ENG 216 - American Literature, 1865-1945: Realism to Modernism 3 credit hours
ENG 217 - Contemporary American Literature: 1945-present 3 credit hours
ENG 220 - The Bible as Literature 3 credit hours
ENG 221 - Introduction to Shakespeare 3 credit hours
ENG 222 - The American Novel 3 credit hours
ENG 223 - The British Novel 3 credit hours
ENG 224 - Modern American Poetry 3 credit hours
ENG 225 - African American Literature 3 credit hours
ENG 226 - Ethnic American Literature 3 credit hours
ENG 227 - Literary Nonfiction 3 credit hours
ENG 228 - Literature in English by Women 3 credit hours
ENG 235 - Modern Drama 3 credit hours
ENG 250 - Literature of the Chesapeake Bay 3 credit hours

Electives: 6 credits

Students should check the requirements of their transfer school before selecting elective courses. No more than 3 credits of physical activity courses may be used as electives.

Diversity Requirement

All students in associate degree programs must satisfy the diversity requirement . In many cases, students may satisfy this requirement simultaneously as they satisfy a general education course requirement or with an elective.

The following Sophomore Literature courses satisfy the diversity requirement:
ENG 225 - African American Literature
ENG 226 - Ethnic American Literature
ENG 228 - Literature in English by Women

See Diversity Courses for a complete list of approved courses.

Technology Requirement

All students in associate degree programs must satisfy the Technology Requirement . In many cases, students may satisfy this requirement simultaneously as they satisfy a general education course requirement or with an elective.

Wellness Requirement

Unless they are in a degree that is exempt, all students in associate degree programs must satisfy the Wellness Requirement . In many cases, students may satisfy this requirement simultaneously as they satisfy a general education course requirement or with an elective.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

Communicate complex ideas and information through writing, speaking, presenting, and using technology.
Locate, organize, and analyze information from multiple sources in order to develop informed, reasoned, and substantiated arguments.
Explain the value of tradition, innovation, and creativity in the writing process.
Apply mathematical skills, critical analysis, and logical thinking to solve problems and interpret quantitative information.
Apply an awareness of social diversity and the ways in which cultural values are historically and socially situated.
Use a wide range of writing techniques and considerations leading to intellectual and personal development appropriately in short narrative and poetic forms.
Synthesize universal and individual experience into narrative and poetic form, which develop social and cultural awareness and an understanding of a wide range of human experience.
Express emotional content in concrete language.
Use and transcend models of narrative and poetic forms in a way that demonstrates imagination and originality.
Apply critical thinking, a conscious process and a disciplined approach to producing creative written work, including research, self-evaluation of one’s own work and habits, and working cooperatively by giving and receiving feedback.
Engage with the landscape of established and contemporary literature through reading and creatively responding to literary forms and participate in the cultural community of creative writing.

This program aligns with the college’s core competencies.

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