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 

About the Creative Writing Program

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.

Faculty Contact (https://webapps.aacc.edu/directory/): Susan Cohen

Courses to improve skills and prepare for college-level classes may be needed. It is best to see an advisor as you plan your education.

Course/Advising Notes: ________________________________________________________________________

Term 1

Course Name	Credits	Term Taken	Grade
ENG 101 - Academic Writing and Research 1  OR ENG 101A - Academic Writing and Research 1    (English Composition General Education Requirement)	3 credit hours
MAT 133 - Finite Mathematics   OR MAT 135 - Statistics   Or more advanced level if qualified: MAT 137 - College Algebra   MAT 145 - Precalculus 1   MAT 146 - Precalculus 2   MAT 151 - Accelerated Precalculus   MAT 191 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1   MAT 192 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2   MAT 202 - Linear Algebra   MAT 230 - Elementary Calculus (For Business and Social Sciences)   (Mathematics General Eductional Requirement)	3 credit hours
Arts and Humanities General Education Requirement    Note: Must be a Communications (COM) course.	3 credit hours
Technology General Education Requirement   Must select from list of approved General Education Technology courses.	3 credit hours
Elective Recommend students check on transfer institution’s requirement or Creative Writing Coordinator. No more of three credits of physical activity courses may be taken as electives.	3 credit hours

Term 2

Course Name	Credits	Term Taken	Grade
ENG 102 - Academic Writing and Research 2   (English Composition General Education Requirement)	3 credit hours
Biological and Physical Lab Sciences General Education Requirement	4 credit hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirement    Choose one of the following courses: HIS 111 - Ancient and Medieval Western Civilizations   HIS 112 - Early Modern and Modern Western Civilizations   HIS 113 - World Civilizations to 1500   HIS 114 - World Civilizations Since 1500   HIS 211 - United States History through the Civil War   HIS 212 - United States History Since the Civil War   HIS 214 - African American History	3 credit hours
Wellness General Education Requirement   Must select from list of approved General Education Wellness courses.	3 credit hours
ENG 200 - Introduction to Creative Writing	3 credit hours

Term 3

Course Name	Credits	Term Taken	Grade
Arts and Humanities General Education Requirement   Note: Must be a Sophomore Literature course. Many Sophomore Literature courses also fulfill the Diversity Requirement.
Biological and Physical Sciences General Education Requirement	3 credit hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirement   Note: Must be a course other than History (HIS). Many Social and Behavioral Sciences courses also fulfill the Diversity Requirement.	3 credit hours
Choose one of the following courses: ENG 201 - Creative Writing: Beginning Fiction Workshop   ENG 202 - Creative Writing: Beginning Poetry Workshop   ENG 203 - Creative Writing: Writing for the Stage and Screen Workshop   ENG 204 - Creative Writing: Beginning Creative Nonfiction Workshop   ENG 275 - Creative Writing: Literary Publishing Practicum - Working on Amaranth   (1 credit) ENG 276 - Creative Writing: Literary Publishing Practicum - Working on Amaranth   (2 credits) ENG 277 - Creative Writing: Literary Publishing Practicum - Working on Amaranth   (3 credits) Students should check the requirements of their transfer school or Creative Writing Coordinator before selecting the courses.
Choose one ENG course from the following list: ENG 211 - World Literature 1   ENG 212 - World Literature 2   ENG 213 - British Literature 1   ENG 214 - British Literature 2   ENG 215 - Early American Literature: Colonial to 1865   ENG 216 - American Literature, 1865-1945: Realism to Modernism   ENG 217 - Contemporary American Literature: 1945-present   ENG 220 - The Bible as Literature   ENG 221 - Introduction to Shakespeare   ENG 222 - The American Novel   ENG 223 - The British Novel   ENG 224 - Modern American Poetry   ENG 225 - African American Literature    ENG 226 - Ethnic American Literature   ENG 227 - Literary Nonfiction   ENG 228 - Literature in English by Women     ENG 235 - Modern Drama   ENG 250 - Literature of the Chesapeake Bay

Term 4

Course Name	Credits	Term Taken	Grade
ENG 205 - Creative Writing: Portfolio Development	2 credit hours
Chose two of the following courses: ENG 201 - Creative Writing: Beginning Fiction Workshop   ENG 202 - Creative Writing: Beginning Poetry Workshop   ENG 203 - Creative Writing: Writing for the Stage and Screen Workshop   ENG 204 - Creative Writing: Beginning Creative Nonfiction Workshop   ENG 275 - Creative Writing: Literary Publishing Practicum - Working on Amaranth   (1 credit) ENG 276 - Creative Writing: Literary Publishing Practicum - Working on Amaranth   (2 credits) ENG 277 - Creative Writing: Literary Publishing Practicum - Working on Amaranth   (3 credits) Students should check the requirements of their transfer school or Creative Writing Coordinator before selecting the courses.	6 credit hours
Choose one ENG course from the following list: ENG 211 - World Literature 1   ENG 212 - World Literature 2   ENG 213 - British Literature 1   ENG 214 - British Literature 2   ENG 215 - Early American Literature: Colonial to 1865   ENG 216 - American Literature, 1865-1945: Realism to Modernism   ENG 217 - Contemporary American Literature: 1945-present   ENG 220 - The Bible as Literature   ENG 221 - Introduction to Shakespeare   ENG 222 - The American Novel   ENG 223 - The British Novel   ENG 224 - Modern American Poetry   ENG 225 - African American Literature    ENG 226 - Ethnic American Literature    ENG 227 - Literary Nonfiction   ENG 228 - Literature in English by Women    ENG 235 - Modern Drama   ENG 250 - Literature of the Chesapeake Bay	3 credit hours
Electives Recommend students check on transfer institution’s requirement or Creative Writing Coordinator. No more than three credits of physical activity courses may be taken as electives.	6 credit hours