Creative Writing

Associate in Arts (A.A.)

Curriculum Requirements

As a student in this program, you are required to complete a minimum of 64 credit hours with a grade point average of no lower than C (2.0).

For this degree program, you must successfully complete the following:

Program Core

ENG 101 Composition I
ENG 102 Introduction to Reading Literature
ENG 103 Composition II
ENG 110 Introduction to Creative Writing
3 credit hours of 200 level English Electives
Two of the following:

ENG 225 Literary Journal Publishing
ENG 231 Workshop in Fiction Writing
ENG 232 Workshop in Creative Non-Fiction
ENG 233 Workshop in Poetry Writing

General Education

3 credit hours of SUNY General Education approved course in Basic Communication: Oral
3 credit hours of Computer Science Electives
11 credit hours of General Electives
3 credit hours of SUNY General Education approved course in World (Foreign) Language*
9 credit hours of SUNY General Education approved course in Mathematics or Natural Sciences (Must include at least one Mathematics and one Natural Sciences course)
3 credit hours of SUNY General Education approved course from one of the following categories:

American History
Western Civilization
Other World Civilizations

3 credit hours of SUNY General Education approved course in The Arts
6 credit hours of Social Science Electives
2 credit hours of Health/Physical Education (HPE) Electives

SUNY General Education Electives

For information on which courses fulfill SUNY General Education Electives and for information on transferring to a four-year school, visit www.flcc.edu/academics/transfer-guidelines.