Liberal Arts, English Concentration, AA

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Prepare for a career in professional and technical writing, editing, communications, education, law, advertising, or business management/leadership.

What can I do with this concentration?

Academic Options: This program has been designed to match as closely as possible the first two years of a creative writing or English degree at the University of Arizona. Students planning to transfer to another university should meet with an advisor to complete a transfer plan.

Department/Contact Information:

Dean: 520-206-7666
Lead Faculty: 520-206-6905

Program/Major/Concentration Code: AOAALA/ALA1/ALAN

Arizona General Education Curriculum Requirements (AGEC-A)

A grade of C or better is required for graduation. Course lists for each General Education category listed below can be found in the Arizona General Education Curriculum-A (AGEC-A) Certificate .

English Composition: 6 Credits

Humanities and Fine Arts: 3 Credits

WRT 205 fulfills 3 credits of this requirement.
Complete a course from the Humanities list. Recommend: HUM 251 , HUM 252 , HUM 253 , HUM 260 , LIT 224 , LIT 225 or PHI 101

Biological and Physical Sciences: 8 Credits

Mathematics: 3 Credits

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 6 Credits

Other Requirements: †

Second Language courses fulfill this requirement

Special Requirements

LIT 280 fulfills this requirement.

Subtotal: 26 Credits ¥

Required Core Courses

LIT 280 - Introduction to Literature 3 Credits
WRT 205 - Introduction to Poetry Writing 3 Credits
WRT 206 - Short Story Writing 3 Credits

Select two courses from:

LIT 231 - Introduction to Shakespeare 3 Credits
LIT 261 - Modern Literature 3 Credits
OR
LIT 261HC - Modern Literature: Honors 3 Credits
LIT 265 - Major American Writers 3 Credits
LIT 289 - Literature and Film 3 Credits
OR
LIT 289HC - Literature and Film: Honors 3 Credits
WRT 162 - Literary Magazine Workshop 3 Credits
WRT 207 - Creative Nonfiction 3 Credits

Subtotal: 15 Credits

Required Core Support:

STU 100 - College Success and Career Planning 1 Credits
STU 210UT - University Transition 2 Credits

Second Language: 16 Credits

Complete second language course sequence through 202, fourth-semester level.

See an advisor or counselor if:

you are a bilingual student to discuss exceptions to this requirement or
if you are considering taking the CLEP test to earn language credits or
if the university major does not require a second language, this requirement may be waived

If this requirement is met in fewer than 16 credits, or if the language requirement is waived, additional transferable electives are necessary to meet the minimum associate degree requirement of 60 credit hours.

Subtotal: 19 Credits

Total Credits as Displayed: 60 Credits

† Core or support course(s) fulfill this requirement.
¥ The AGEC requires 35 credits. This subtotal shows the AGEC credits not fulfilled by core or support courses.