Associate of Arts, Creative Writing Program of Study Degree Requirements

2010-2011 Catalog
Associate of Arts, A.A., Creative Writing Program of Study

This Associate of Arts degree with a Creative Writing Program of Study is designed to help students interested in joining the literary community, pursuing a career in writing or in transferring to a four year program. Students are offered a comprehensive program of creative writing and literature courses designed to nurture beginning and experienced writers in the craft of writing.

The program is divided into General Education, Core Creative Writing and Genre Specific Creative Writing course requirements. The program encourages students to explore multiple genres before focusing on a specific one. The introductory workshops allow for experimentation in craft through exercises and modeling while the advanced workshops stress the individual student’s work. Classes in creative writing include introduction to creative writing, poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, playwriting and screenwriting.

ACC has an articulation agreement with Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado that allows for a complete credit A.A. to B.A. transfer. Students transferring to ASC need only complete 21 credit hours to receive a B.A. in creative writing. Additional upper level credit hours can be completed for a minor or another major at ASC.

Students interested in this program of study should contact Dr. Kathryn Winograd for more information at 303.797.5815 or kathryn.winograd@arapahoe.edu.

General Education Requirements (38 Credit Hours)
I. Communications (9 Credit Hours)
ENG 121English Composition I3 Credits
ENG 122English Composition II3 Credits
COM 115Public Speaking OR 
COM 125Interpersonal Communication3 Credits
II. Mathematics (3 Credit Hours)
Any courses that fulfill A.A. requirement
III. Social Sciences (9 Credit Hours)
Any courses that fulfill A.A. requirement
IV. Arts and Humanities (9 Credit Hours)
Any courses that fulfill A.A. requirement
V. Science (8 Credit Hours)
Any courses that fulfill A.A. requirement
Creative Writing Specific Courses (22 Credits Hours)
VI. Core Creative Writing Courses (10 Credit Hours)
ENG 221Creative Writing I3 Credits
ENG 222Creative Writing II3 Credits
ENG 289Capstone1 Credit
And choose one of the following classes:
ENG 215Playwriting OR 
ENG 226Fiction Writing OR 
ENG 227Poetry Writing OR 
ENG 230Creative Nonfiction3 Credits
VII. Genre Specific Courses (9 Credit Hours)
(Choose one of the following genres):
Fiction Genre
Required Course:
ENG 226Fiction Writing3 Credits
In addition, please choose three of the following courses:
ENG 215Playwriting3 Credits
ENG 227Poetry Writing3 Credits
ENG 230Creative Nonfiction3 Credits
ENG 231Progenitor3 Credits
ENG 275Special Topics: Publish Your Writing3 Credits
HUM 115World Mythology3 Credits
JOU 105Introduction to Mass Media3 Credits
LIT 267The Bible As Literature3 Credits
LIT 269Popular Literature and Culture3 Credits
LIT 275The Novel Approach To Language Arts3 Credits
Poetry Genre
Required Course:
ENG 227Poetry Writing3 Credits
In addition, please choose three of the following courses:
ENG 215Playwriting3 Credits
ENG 226Fiction Writing3 Credits
ENG 230Creative Nonfiction3 Credits
ENG 231Progenitor3 Credits
ENG 275Special Topics: Publish Your Writing3 Credits
HUM 115World Mythology3 Credits
HUM 220The Cultural History Of Rock And Roll3 Credits
LIT 221Introduction To Shakespeare3 Credits
LIT 240Poets And Their Poems3 Credits
LIT 267The Bible As Literature3 Credits
Creative Non-Fiction Genre
Required Course:
ENG 230Creative Nonfiction3 Credits
In addition, please choose three of the following courses:
ENG 131Technical Writing3 Credits
ENG 226Fiction Writing3 Credits
ENG 227Poetry Writing3 Credits
ENG 231Progenitor3 Credits
ENG 235Rhetoric And Propaganda3 Credits
ENG 275Special Topics: Publish Your Writing3 Credits
HUM 115World Mythology3 Credits
JOU 105Introduction to Mass Media3 Credits
JOU 106Fundamentals of Reporting3 Credits
Playwriting (Screenwriting) Genre
Required Course:
ENG 215Playwriting3 Credits
In addition, please choose three of the following courses:
ENG 226Fiction Writing3 Credits
ENG 227Poetry Writing3 Credits
ENG 230Creative Nonfiction3 Credits
HUM 103Introduction To Film Arts3 Credits
JOU 105Introduction to Mass Media3 Credits
LIT 257Literature And Film3 Credits
LIT 269Popular Literature and Culture3 Credits
THE 105Introduction to Theatre Arts3 Credits
VIII. Creative Writing Course (3 Credit Hours)
(Please choose one of the following courses)
ENG 215Playwriting3 Credits
ENG 226Fiction Writing3 Credits
ENG 227 Poetry Writing 3 Credits
ENG 230Creative Nonfiction3 Credits
Total60 Credit Hours
**NOTE: This degree will be conferred as an Associate of Arts. Creative Writing Program of Study will not be listed on students’ transcript or diploma, but will be recognized by transfer institutions for program admission.