Creative Writing
Learn how to better express your creativity with an Associate of Arts Transfer degree in Creative Writing.
Tell important stories, create new worlds, entertain and evoke emotions while pursuing your passion for creativity with an Associate of Arts Transfer degree in Creative Writing. Our expert faculty will support you in honing your writing skills and preparing you for the industry or to transfer to a 4-year university. Learn how to navigate the full writing process, from conception to publication. Build your professional portfolio while you develop your style and discover which creative writing areas bring your ideas to life. Apply today to start your journey toward a creative writing career.
Transfer Options
ACC's Creative Writing Transfer Major AA is designed to transfer to Metropolitan State University’s BA in English, Creative Writing Concentration, and Adam State University's BA in Creative Writing. Additionally, many of the courses are guaranteed to transfer to any 4-year public institution in Colorado. Check with Transfer Services to find options that work for you.
CIP 231302 (OACW)
This program is designed to transfer exclusively to Adam State University's BA in Creative Writing.
The program nurtures beginning and experienced writers with a comprehensive program of creative writing and literature courses. Students are the opportunity to explore multiple genres in creative writing and sharpen critical thinking and analytical skills through the study of past and contemporary literary masters.
Career paths for Creative Writing graduates include authorship, journalism, public relations writing, and self-publication.
A full time student can complete this Associate of Arts (AA) degree in two years. This degree prepares students to transfer to a four-year university to complete the second half of a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Creative Writing.
To be successful, students should have a foundation in writing, a passion for storytelling, and an interest in publishing your creative work.
Admission Requirements
Program Requirements
- GT Pathways Arts & Humanities must be from two different GT Categories: (GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, or GT-AH4) 6 Credits
- GT Pathways History course (GT-HI1) 3 Credits
- GT Pathways Social & Behavioral Sciences Categories (GT-SS1, GT-SS2 or GT-SS3) 6 Credits
- GT Pathways Natural & Physical Science Categories: SC1-SC2 (3 credits)
- GT Pathways Natural & Physical Science with Lab Category: SC1 (4 credits)
- GT Pathways Arts & Humanities courses (GT-AH1, GT-AH2, GT-AH3, or GT-AH4), OR Social & Behavioral Science courses (GT-SS1, GT-SS2 or GT-SS3), OR History (GT HI1) 3 Credits
Choose from the following:
Choose two from the following:
All courses required for this degree must be completed with a "C" or better to be considered for transfer to another Colorado institution. Transferability of courses to colleges or universities outside of Colorado is determined by the receiving institution.
Graduation Requirements
- Apply for graduation online at www.arapahoe.edu/graduation
ACC academic plans will help guide you through your chosen program. The academic plan will provide you with important information, like which semesters courses are offered, if there are any pre-requisites or co-requisites for courses, program outcomes, course sequence recommendations, notes for the program, graduation requirements and other important information. These are updated annually, so we recommend downloading a copy of yours to keep on track to graduation.
Job Opportunities in Creative Writing
How an Education in Creative Writing Can Prepare You for Diverse Careers
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) has approved ACC’s Creative Writing AA for the following Career Readiness Competencies:
Career and Self-Development
Proactively look within, identify your own strengths and opportunities as a person. Apply these insights to make your writing truly your own. Apply develop these skills in professional networking settings through ACC’s Writers Studio, the outward facing Creative Writing portion of our department, where you will network with and learn from professional writers in the local community.
Communication
As you uncover your unique contributions to the creative writing world, our program will teach you how to communicate these ideas and perspectives to a larger audience through a variety of writing genres including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and playwriting.
Critical Thinking
Develop your understanding of the situational context that your writing exists in and your ability to analyze the audience that your writing attempting to reach.
Equity and Inclusion
Develop an awareness of makes you and others unique. Learn from variety of different authors and backgrounds and look for ways to articulate your own ideas that may challenge systems, structures, and policies that have impacted others.
Teamwork and Professionalism
Understand the value of teamwork and professionalism by publishing in and staffing a variety of award-winning publications including The Progenitor, Postcard Anthology, and The Arapahoe Pinnacle.
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