Liberal Studies, A.A. - Creative Writing Concentration

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The Associate of Arts Liberal Studies degree is a program of 60 credit hours. Its principal feature is accessibility to many courses within program guidelines that include a strong core of foundation courses and that allow students to study selected disciplines in-depth.

Several concentrations are available for the Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies. Available concentrations are:

General
Business Administration
Creative Writing
Science and Mathematics
Allied Health

All concentrations are available in our semester based format with in-person and online offerings.

The General Concentration and the Business Administration Concentration are available in our YourPace (online, asynchronous) modality.

Each concentration is the result of interdisciplinary planning among faculty members. The aim of each is to provide workable guidelines for students interested in any of the content areas.

AALS students wishing to study a discipline in-depth should attend very early to the matter of course prerequisites for upper-level (300 or higher) courses.

AALS students wishing to move at a later date into a four-year Bachelor’s program should arrange with their advisors to take as many courses satisfying the General Education Curriculum as possible during their progress toward the AALS degree. Then, if conditions allow the pursuit of the four-year degree, the transition will be smooth.

Liberal Studies General Requirements (21 Credit Hours Minimum)

ENG 100 - Introduction to College Reading & Writing 4 credits OR ENG 101 College Composition 3 credits
ENG 121 - College Composition II 3 credits
OR ENG 151 Introduction to Literature 3 credits, OR PHI 151 Introduction to Philosophy

Select At Least 3 Credits of Liberal Arts Electives:

Select 3 credits of Liberal Arts Electives from the following categories:

ART, ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH or PHILOSPHY

Select at Least 6 Credits of Math/Science Electives:

Select at least 6 credits of Math/Science electives from the following categories:

BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, AND/OR SCIENCE*

*Sci 100 can be used toward elective credit but cannot be used toward meeting the 6 credit Math/Science elective above.

Select At Least 6 Credits of Social Science Electives:

Select at least 6 credits of Social Science electives from the following categories:

ANTHROPOLOGY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ECONOMICS, HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE, PSYCHOLOGY, AND/OR SOCIOLOGY

Creative Writing Concentration - Required Courses (6 Credits)

ENG 211 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credits
ENG 259 - Contemporary World Literature 3 credits

Creative Writing Concentration - Select One (3 Credits)

Select ONE of the following courses for a total of 3 credit hours:

ENG 240 - Medieval and Early Modern Literatures and Cultures 3 credits
OR
ENG 241 - From Romances to Romantics: Early Anglo-American Culture 3 credits
OR
ENG 242 - Modern and Contemporary Anglo-American Literatures and Cultures 3 credits

Creative Writing Concentration - Electives (21 Credit Hours)

Complete a minimum of 21 credit hours from the following courses:

**indicates that a course can be taken twice for credit

ENG 311 - Poetry Workshop 3 credits **
ENG 312 - Fiction Writing Workshop 3 credits **
ENG 313 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop 3 credits **
ENG 314 - Screenwriting Workshop 3 credits **
PCJ 180 - Introduction to Professional Communication and Journalism 3 credits
PCJ 315 - Professional Communication 3 credits

Total credits required for degree: 60

*Minimum cumulative GPA for graduation: 2.0

*Minimum cumulative GPA for major/concentration: 2.0