English

The curriculum provides students with a basic foundation in academic and practical writing with the options of exploring creative writing and the critical analysis of literature.

Students with an English degree often pursue careers in law, professional writing, teaching, public relations, editing for the publishing industry, creating handbooks for the business world and writing news reports.

General Education Requirements

Students must complete the college core requirements consisting of 34 credit hours and a minimum of nine additional credits in AS disciplines for an Associate of Science degree or nine additional credits in AA disciplines for an Associate of Arts degree.

Degree Requirements

• 20 credits completed at DCC
• 2.00 (C) grade point average
• Minimum of 60 total credits

• Suggested Courses Credits (some may satisfy Core Requirements)
• CM110 Information Literacy 1
• ED214 Children’s Literature 3
• EN201 Composition III 3
• EN216 Introduction to Literature 3
• EN220 Mythology 3
• EN221 American Literature: Colonial Period-Civil War 3
• EN222 American Literature: Civil War to Present 3
• EN226 Creative Writing 3
• EN231 Survey English Litertature: 1300 to 1800 3
• EN232 Survey English Literature: 1800 to Present 3
• FL110 Conversational Spanish 2
• FL117 Elementary Spanish I 4
• HU201 Humanities I (or) 3
• HU202 Humanities II 3

The courses listed above are reflective of those most commonly required in preparation for transfer to another college or university. When selecting courses, students should consult the catalog of the school to which they intend to transfer.

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