English, AA

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CODE: ENG-AA | TOTAL CREDITS: 60 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

SCHOOL: School of Arts and Letters

DEPARTMENT: Department of English

DESCRIPTION

The Associate of Arts Degree with an English Emphasis helps students develop and apply critical thinking, analytical writing, and communication skills. Students who complete these degree requirements will be prepared to transfer to a four-year institution.

ACADEMIC MAPS AND TRANSFER OPTIONS

Explore the link below for transfer pathways to various institutions.

Academic Maps: AA English

Student Learning Outcomes

Address purpose, audience, and rhetorical situation.
Produce writing that demonstrates academic reading skills.
Use a process approach to compose well-developed, research-based essays.
Create an argumentative and/or exploratory thesis supported by textual evidence.
Locate, evaluate, and integrate information sources.
Summarize, analyze, synthesize, apply, and document source material.
Control conventions of language, mechanics, and MLA format.
Use critical reading and writing skills to engage and analyze literary texts.
Demonstrate ability to connect literary works.
Demonstrate ability to contextualize literary works.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 33

300-level and above courses cannot be used to satisfy GE requirements.
Courses with a B suffix (i.e. 100B) cannot be used to satisfy general education or degree requirements for Associate of Arts, Associate of Business, and Associate of Science degrees. B suffix courses may not be transferable within NSHE.

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

MATH 120 - Fundamentals of College Mathematics
or MATH 120E - Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)
or STAT 152 - Introduction to Statistics

English Composition (6-8 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Analytical Reasoning (3 Credits)

Natural Science (7 Credits)

Seven credits of coursework to include at least one laboratory experience.

ANTH 102 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology
or ANTH 110L - Biological Anthropology Lab
or any AST prefix course
or BIOL 101 - Biology for Non-Majors or above
or CHEM 105 - Chemistry, Man and Society or above
or any EGG prefix course
or any ENV prefix course
or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
or GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
or GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
or any GEOL prefix course
or HHP 123 - Introduction to the Human Body
or any PHYS prefix course

Humanities (7 Credits)

COM 101 - Public Speaking
and World Languages 111 or above (includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)

Social Science (3 Credits)

any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or any ECON prefix course
or HHP 150 - Living Healthy and Well
or HHP 201 - Stress Management
or HHP 213 - Healthy Aging
or PHIL 135 - Introduction to Ethics
or PHIL 205 - Science and Religion
or PHIL 207 - Social and Political Philosophy
or PHIL 216 - Philosophy of Human Nature
or PHIL 244 - Bioethics
or PHIL 245 - Contemporary Moral Issues
or PHIL 246 - Philosophy of Law
or PHIL 249 - Environmental Ethics
or any PSC prefix course
or any PSY prefix course (except PSY 270)
or any SOC prefix course
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (4 Credits)

PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics

Values and Diversity

^{All students MUST fulfill this requirement. Course chosen may also be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or special program requirements.}

ENG 231 or ENG 232 fulfills this requirement.

Major Requirements

TOTAL MAJOR REQUIREMENTS CREDITS: 27

Core Requirements (14 Credits)

ENG 231 - World Literature I
or ENG 232 - World Literature II
and
ENG 235 - Survey of English Literature I
and ENG 236 - Survey of English Literature II
and ENG 287 - Capstone Portfolio
and ENG 298 - Writing About Literature

English Electives (6 Credits)

General Electives (4 credits)

See a Counselor or Advisor to choose four (4) transferable credits

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

any ART prefix course
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)