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Arts and Sciences Transfer - English (A.A.)

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

Award: Associate of Arts degree, A.A.

Code: AA.ARTS-SCI.ENG

Total Credit Hours: 60

About the English Program

Purpose: Anne Arundel Community College’s Arts and Science Transfer Degree with a concentration in English is designed to help students transfer to colleges and universities that offer a baccalaureate degree with a major in English and will transfer to all Maryland four-year public colleges. Students who study English at AACC will be challenged with taking a position and defending it with logic and reason. They will be taught to read analytically–to ask why–and to think critically and write persuasively. Since all of these skills transfer well to the job market, students who choose to pursue AACC’s Arts and Sciences Transfer Degree with a concentration in English set themselves up not only for transfer to four-year schools but for eventual careers across a wide range of occupations including publishing, journalism, media, advertising, marketing, public relations, education, technical communication, government, human services, public policy, research, law, and business.

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Graduation Requirements

Refer to Academic Regulations on Graduation Requirements for college-wide graduation requirements.

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.).

Online Degrees and Credit Certificates

This program can be completed fully online. Some online courses may require proctored exams or on-campus assessments at a testing center.

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Arts and Sciences Transfer Program Core Course Requirements

The Program Requirements for this degree are simultaneously satisfied by three of the 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 113 or HIS 114 or HIS 211 or HIS 212 or HIS 214 ).

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 101 and ENG 101A are equivalent courses. Students may take ENG 101 -ENG 102 or ENG 101A -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
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 113 - World Civilizations to 1500 3 credit hours
HIS 114 - World Civilizations Since 1500 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
HIS 214 - African American History 3 credit hours

Additional General Education Requirements: 6 credits

Technology Requirement 3 credit hours

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

Refer to General Education Wellness Requirements for a list of approved courses.

Area of Concentration: 26 credits

Required courses: 12 credits

From the following, choose an additional four courses in addition to the Sophomore Literature Course used to satisfy the Core Course Requirement. 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
For any one course in the list above, students may substitute one course from the following:
ENG 160 - The Art and Science of Grammar 3 credit hours
ENG 161 - Introduction to Linguistics 3 credit hours
ENG 207 - Writing for Professionals 3 credit hours
ENG 208 - Fundamentals of Editing 3 credit hours

Electives: 14 credits

Students are recommended to check on transfer institution’s requirements before selecting electives. 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 Requirements for a 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.
Explanation the value of tradition, innovation, and creativity in understanding various forms of writing and communication.
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.
Closely read, critically analyze, and interpret literary texts, with attention to language, form, convention, technique, and thematic content.
Analyze literature in its historical, cultural, and intellectual context.
Articulate the ways literature expands our understanding of abstract concepts, enduring questions, and the human experience.
Apply critical thinking skills, secondary source material, and methodologies appropriate to the field of literary studies.
Communicate reactions to and analyses of literature both orally and in writing.

This program aligns with all the college’s core competencies.

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