Creative Writing (A.A.)
Creative Writing (A.A.) –The A. A. in Creative Writing provides students with knowledge and skills that will prepare them for a career in writing. The curriculum is also appropriate for students continuing onto a four-year institution where they may complete a Bachelor’s degree with a major in Creative Writing.
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Creative Writing
A.A. Program
Hegis Code: 5615
Total Credits: 64
| First Semester | Credits |
|---|---|
| ENG 100 Enhanced Composition I or ENG 101 Composition I or ENG 108 The Craft of Composition / Honors English I(1) |
3 |
| History Social Science Elective | 3 |
| Humanities Elective(2) | 3 |
| Laboratory Science Elective(3) | 4 |
| Social Science Elective(4) | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 16 |
| Second Semester | Credits |
| Communication Arts Elective(5) | 3 |
| ENG 102 Composition II or ENG 109 The Art of Analysis / Honors English II |
3 |
| ENG 285 Creative Writing | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| Mathematics Elective(6) | 3 |
| PED Physical Education Activity Course(s) | 1 |
| Total Semester Credits | 16 |
| Third Semester | Credits |
| Creative Writing Elective(s)(7) | 3 |
| Culture and Diversity & Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Electives(8) | 3 |
| Humanities Elective(9) | 3 |
| Mathematics or Computer Science Elective | 3 |
| PED Physical Education Activity Course(s) | 1 |
| Social Science Elective(10) | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 16 |
| Fourth Semester | Credits |
| Creative Writing Elective(s)(7) |
3 |
| Culture and Diversity & Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice Electives(8) | 3 |
| English Literature Elective | 3 |
| General Elective | 1 |
| Non-Laboratory Science Elective | 3 |
| Social Science Elective | 3 |
| Total Semester Credits | 16 |
- Depending on placement.
- Department other than English.
- SUNY GE Natural Sciences.
- Students who do not opt to take a SUNY G-FOL course must take a History course with
one of the following attributes:
SUNY GE Western Civilization, or
SUNY GE Other World Civilization, or
SUNY GE American History. - SUNY GE Basic Communication.
- SUNY GE Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning.
- Choose between the following:
ENG 286 Play and Screen Writing
ENG 287 Fiction Writing
ENG 288 Poetry Writing
ENG 290 Creative Nonfiction Writing. - Students will be required to satisfy the SUNY Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice while satisfying the NCC requirement for Culture Diversity. This requirement may be satisfied via SBS, HUM, or LIT classes.
- Department other than English;
SUNY GE Humanities.
Students can have no more than one course in COM. - SUNY GE Social Sciences.
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