Program Map

English (Emphasis in Creative Writing) - Associate in Arts

Program Map

English (Emphasis in Creative Writing) - Associate in Arts

Associate in Arts
Fall 2024
  • Communication, Language & Media

This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

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The study of creative writing is the study of the craft of artistic expression. In the Creative Writing program, you will develop your craft as a writer and storyteller, working in fiction, poetry, and/or creative nonfiction. Engaging in the writing process and the workshop experience, you will develop your own voice as a writer and your ability to express complex experiences, emotions, and ideas in creative writing. A degree in creative writing prepares you for transfer and many different academic, professional, creative and personal futures. 

A degree in Creative Writing can take you many places and into many careers. It can prepare you for continued work and study in creative writing, English, and other creative and humanities fields. As a writer and creative, your skills will be useful in many different jobs and areas. The ability to think creatively, to write clearly and powerfully, to provide critical and constructive feedback, and to think deeply about human experience are critical skills.

Critical Course Prerequisite for Other Courses Prerequisite Required Required for Major GE General Education

Semester 1
 
16 units
English 1- Critical Reading and Composition
 
GE
4.0
Prerequisite for ENGL 4A
List A Course #1
 
3.0
Select one course from List A below (ENGL 11A, 12A or 13A )
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
Semester 2
 
13 - 15 units
ENGL 4A
Critical Thinking and Writing about Literature (Active)
GE
4.0
Math Course for General Education- see a counselor to choose the appropriate course.
 
GE
3.0-4.0
MTH 47 recommended
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0-4.0
Semester 3
 
15 units
List B course #1
 
3.0
Select one course from List B below
List A course #2
 
3.0
Select one course from List A below not already taken
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
Elective- see a counselor to choose a course that counts for elective units (can be any credit course).
 
3.0
Semester 4
 
16 units
List B course #2
 
3.0
Select one course from List B below not already taken.
List A course #3
 
3.0
Select one course from List A below not already taken
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
4.0
General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.
 
GE
3.0
List A
 
21 units
ENGL 11A
Introduction to Creative Writing (Active)1
3.0
ENGL 11B
Intermediate Creative Writing (Active)
3.0
ENGL 11C
Advanced Creative Writing (Active)
3.0
ENGL 12A
Beginning Fiction Writing (Active)2
3.0
ENGL 12B
Intermediate Fiction Writing (Active)
3.0
ENGL 13A
Beginning Craft of Writing - Poetry (Active)3
3.0
ENGL 13B
Intermediate Craft of Writing - Poetry (Active)
3.0
1ENGL 11A has no prerequisite
2ENGL 12A has no prerequisite course
3ENGL 13A has no prerequisite course.
List B
 
36 units
ENGL 20
Studies in Shakespeare (Active)
3.0
ENGL 21
The Evolution of the Black Writer (Active)
3.0
ENGL 22
Mexican American/Latinx Literature of the U.S. (Active)
3.0
ENGL 25
Asian-American Literature (Active)
3.0
ENGL 28
Classic and Contemporary Youth Literature (Active)
3.0
ENGL 31
Introduction to Queer Literature (Active)
3.0
ENGL 32
U.S. Women's Literature (Active)
3.0
ENGL 35
Modern and Contemporary U.S. Literature (Active)
3.0
ENGL 37
Proofreading and Editing for College Writing (Historical)
3.0
ENGL 41
World Literature (17th Century to the Present) (Active)
3.0
ENGL 45
Studies in Fiction (Active)
3.0
ENGL 48
The Literature of the Holocaust (Active)
3.0
Total Units: 60.0-62.0