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Planner for Arts & Sciences Transfer - English (A.A.)


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.

Faculty Contact (https://webapps.aacc.edu/directory/): David Meng

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)
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3 credit hours    
MAT 133 - Finite Mathematics  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite OR
MAT 135 - Statistics   picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
Or more advanced level if qualified:
MAT 137 - College Algebra  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
MAT 145 - Precalculus 1  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
MAT 146 - Precalculus 2  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
MAT 151 - Accelerated Precalculus  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
MAT 191 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite 
MAT 192 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
MAT 202 - Linear Algebra  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
MAT 230 - Elementary Calculus (For Business and Social Sciences)  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
(Mathematics General Education Requirement)
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3 credit hours    
Arts and Humanities General Education Requirement   
Note: Must be a Communications (COM) course.
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3 credit hours    
Technology General Education Requirement   
Must select from list of approved General Education Technology courses.
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3 credit hours    
Elective
Recommend students check on transfer institution’s requirements. No more 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)
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3 credit hours     
Biological and Physical Lab Sciences General Education Requirement  
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4 credit hours    
Social and Behavioral Sciences General Education Requirement   
Choose one of the following courses:
HIS 111 - Ancient and Medieval Western Civilizations  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
HIS 112 - Early Modern and Modern Western Civilizations  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
HIS 113 - World Civilizations to 1500  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
HIS 114 - World Civilizations Since 1500  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
HIS 211 - United States History through the Civil War  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
HIS 212 - United States History Since the Civil War  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
HIS 214 - African American History  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
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3 credit hours    
Wellness General Education Requirement  
Must select from list of approved General Education Wellness courses. 
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3 credit hours    
Elective
Recommend students check on transfer institution’s requirements. No more than three credits of physical activity courses may be taken as electives.
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.
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3 credit hours    
Biological and Physical Sciences General Education Requirement  
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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.
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3 credit hours    
Choose two ENG courses from the following list:
Must select courses different from the Sophomore Literature course used to satisfy the General Education requirement. 
ENG 211 - World Literature 1  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 212 - World Literature 2  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 213 - British Literature 1  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 214 - British Literature 2  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 215 - Early American Literature: Colonial to 1865  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 216 - American Literature, 1865-1945: Realism to Modernism  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 217 - Contemporary American Literature: 1945-present  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 220 - The Bible as Literature  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 221 - Introduction to Shakespeare  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 222 - The American Novel  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 223 - The British Novel  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 224 - Modern American Poetry  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 225 - African American Literature  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisitepicture of capital letter D for Diversity
ENG 226 - Ethnic American Literature  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisitepicture of capital letter D for Diversity 
ENG 227 - Literary Nonfiction  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 228 - Literature in English by Women  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisitepicture of capital letter D for Diversity
ENG 235 - Modern Drama  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 250 - Literature of the Chesapeake Bay  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
In this academic program, any one of the following courses may be substituted for any one of the ENG Sophomore Literature Electives:
ENG 160 - The Art and Science of Grammar  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 161 - Introduction to Linguistics  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
ENG 207 - Writing for Professionals  picture of capital letter P for Prerequisite
6 credit hours    

Term 4

Course Name Credits Term Taken Grade
Choose two ENG courses from the list in Term 3
6 credit hours    
Electives
Recommend students check on transfer institution’s requirements. No more than three credits of physical activity courses may be taken as electives.
8 credit hours    

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Transferring Credits


Four-year institutions may accept up to 60 transfer credits or more. Please work with an Academic and Transfer advisor to determine the maximum number of credits you may transfer. Your advisor will assist you in understanding the four-year institution’s transfer credit policies, active articulation agreements, and the opportunity to transfer credits that are not an AACC degree requirement. For more information, contact your AACC Academic and Transfer advisor and visit the Transfer Partners webpage.