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Degree Quick Facts
- Instructional School: Arts and Humanities
- Department: English
- Program Code: ENGL-CW.AA
- Program Type: Academic Transfer
- Available Fully Online: No
- Eligible for Federal Financial Aid: Yes
NOTE: Courses required for this program may have an additional fee; more information can be found on the Special Course Fees web page.
Degree Requirements
| Course | Course Title | Min Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements 1 | ||
| CWI 101 | Connecting With Ideas | 3 |
| Global Perspectives course | 3 | |
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GEM 1) | 3 |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GEM 1) | 3 |
| GEM 2 - Oral Communication course | 3 | |
| GEM 3 - Mathematical Ways of Knowing course | 3 | |
| GEM 4 - Scientific Ways of Knowing course 2 | 4 | |
| GEM 4 - Scientific Ways of Knowing course 3 | 3 | |
| GEM 5 - Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing course 3 | 3 | |
| GEM 5 - Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing course 4 | 3 | |
| GEM 6 - Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing course | 3 | |
| GEM 6 - Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing course 3 | 3 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ENGL 191 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 211 | Literary Analysis | 3 |
| ENGL 241 | Creative Writing Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 242 | Creative Writing Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 243 | Creative Writing Nonfiction | 3 |
| ENGL 286 | Literary Magazine | 1-3 |
| or ENGL 293 | English Internship | |
| ENGL 290 | English Capstone | 1 |
| ENGL 296 | English Independent Study - Portfolio | 2 |
| Select one literature survey sequence from the following: | 6 | |
| Sequence 1: | ||
| Survey of British Literature I | ||
| Survey of British Literature II | ||
| Sequence 2: | ||
| Survey of American Literature I | ||
| Survey of American Literature II | ||
| Minimum Credit Hours Required | 60 | |
- 1
Students must select an “E” designated course to fulfill one of their general education requirements.
- 2
Must include a lab component.
- 3
Course must come from a different discipline.
- 4
Fulfilled by the major requirement for a literature survey course.
Degree Plan
The course sequence listed below is strongly recommended in order to complete your program requirements. Please register for each semester as shown using the Student Planning tool in myCWI. Plans may be modified to fit the needs of part-time students by adding additional semesters. Consult your advisor for any questions regarding this course sequence plan.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| CWI 101 | Connecting With Ideas | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GEM 1) | 3 |
| GEM 2 - Oral Communication course | 3 | |
| GEM 4 - Scientific Ways of Knowing course 1 | 4 | |
| GEM 5 - Humanistic & Artistic Ways of Knowing course 2,3 | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GEM 1) | 3 |
| ENGL 191 | Introduction to Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 268 or ENGL 278 | Survey of British Literature II (GEM 5) 4,5 or Survey of American Literature II | 3 |
| GEM 3 - Mathematical Ways of Knowing course | 3 | |
| GEM 6 - Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing course | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ENGL 211 | Literary Analysis | 3 |
| Select one of the following Creative Writing courses: 6 | 3 | |
| Creative Writing Poetry | ||
| Creative Writing Fiction | ||
| Creative Writing Nonfiction | ||
| Select one of the following Creative Writing courses: 6 | 3 | |
| Creative Writing Poetry | ||
| Creative Writing Fiction | ||
| Creative Writing Nonfiction | ||
| ENGL 267 or ENGL 277 | Survey of British Literature I 4,7 or Survey of American Literature I | 3 |
| Global Perspectives course | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Select one of the following Creative Writing courses: 6 | 3 | |
| Creative Writing Poetry | ||
| Creative Writing Fiction | ||
| Creative Writing Nonfiction | ||
| ENGL 286 or ENGL 293 | Literary Magazine or English Internship | 1-3 |
| ENGL 290 | English Capstone | 1 |
| ENGL 296 | English Independent Study - Portfolio | 2 |
| GEM 4 - Scientific Ways of Knowing course 3 | 3 | |
| GEM 6 - Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing course 3 | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Minimum Credit Hours Required | 60 | |
*Students must select an "E" designated (Ethical Reasoning) course to fulfill one of their General Education requirements.*
- 1
Must include a lab component.
- 2
Lewis-Clark State College and University of Idaho require two (2) years of a language, so students may choose to take the first semester of a language for their GEM 5 requirement, provided the transfer institution also offers that course. In that case, GEM 5 should be delayed until a student’s final semester.
- 3
Course must come from a different discipline.
- 4
Students need to complete a two-course sequence of English literature survey courses. For example, if the student elects to take ENGL 267 Survey of British Literature I in order to complete their GEM 5 requirement, they need to complete the sequence by taking ENGL 268 Survey of British Literature II in a later semester. If they elect to take ENGL 277 Survey of American Literature I, they need to complete the sequence by taking ENGL 278 Survey of American Literature II in a later semester. Please Note: The literature sequences do not need to be taken in order—students may take ENGL 268, then ENGL 267.
- 5
Fulfills one GEM 5 - Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing course requirement.
- 6
Students need to complete all three creative writing courses for the degree, but they may select the order they want to take them in.
- 7
To complete survey course sequence started with GEM 5 course choice.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Read and discuss the craft elements of literary genres (fiction, poetry, nonfiction).
- Produce writing with major elements of the writing craft.
- Analyze craft elements in published literary writing.
- Critically analyze, evaluate, and revise one’s own writing.
- Read and evaluate peer writing and deliver critical feedback in a workshop setting.
- Participate in a literary internship, either within the college (literary magazine) or in the community.
- Intensively practice one genre.
- Work one-on-one with a faculty creative writer in focused genre.