Austin Community College

FY 2000 Degree Plan

The Associate of Arts degree provides students with the first two years of college Communications (English, Journalism, Speech) education.

Semester I

+	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	HIST	1301	1,3,4,5	United States History I	3
	FRLG			Foreign Language Elective1	5
	OCC			Communications Elective2	3
	CIS	1003		Introduction to Computers OR
	COSC	1301		Personal Computing OR
				Unrestricted Elective8	3
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Semester II

	ENGL	1302	1,3,4,5	English Composition II	3
+	HIST	1302	1,3,4,5	United States History II	3
				Foreign Language1	5
				Communications Elective3	3
				Unrestricted Elective8	3
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Semester III

	GOVT	2305	1,3,4,5	United States Government	3
	ENGL			Literature Course5	3
				Communications Elective4	3
				Math7	3
				Unrestricted Elective8	3
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Semester IV

	GOVT	2306	1,3,4,5	Texas State and Local Government	3
				Natural Science7	3-4
				Humanities/Fine Arts Elective6	3
				Unrestricted Elective8	3
					------- 12-13
				TOTALS	------- 61-62

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ Foreign language hours must be in the same language. Students mau also choose to satisfy the Humanities requirements of the Core Curriculum.
² The first semester communications course must be chosen from the following: COMM 1307, SPCH 1311 or SPCH 1315. Students may use one of the Communications electives to satisfy the speech requirement of the Core Curriculum.
³ The second semester communications course must be chosen from the following: ENGL 1653, COMM 2311, or SPCH 1318. Students may use one of the Communications electives to satisfy the speech requirement of the Core Curriculum.
⁴ The third semester communications course must be chosen from the following: COMM 2305, SPE 2613 or SPCH 2335, ENGL 2308, or any literature course not being taken to satisfy the literature requirement.
⁵ The literature course must be chosen from the following: ENGL 2322, ENGL 2323, ENGL 2327, ENGL 2328, ENGL 2332 ENGL 2333, ENG 2713, ENG 2723.
⁶ The course for the Humanities/Fine Arts requirement must be chosen from the following: ARTS 1303, ARTS 1304, DNC 1623, DRAM 1310, HUM 1603, HUMA 1301, MUSI 1006, MUSI 1301, PHIL 1301, PHIL 3206, PHIL 1304, RTF 1613, DRAM 2367.
⁷ The Math/Natural Science requirement may be satisfied by any Math/Natural Science course from the Core Curriculum .
⁸ Students are encouraged to take courses that would satisfy the requirements of the Core Curriculum from the Natural Sciences, Humanities, and Social and Behavioral Sciences sections.

Semester I

	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	HIST	1301	1,3,4,5	United States History I	3
				Foreign Language1	5
	SPCH	1315	1,2,4,5	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
	COSC	1301		Personal Computing	3
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Semester II

	ENGL	1302	1,3,4,5	English Composition II	3
+	HIST	1302	1,3,4,5	United States History II	3
				Foreign Language1	5
	ENGL			Creative Writing2	3
				Restricted Elective (Area A/B)3	3
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Semester III

	GOVT	2305	1,3,4,5	United States Government	3
				Math4	3
	ENGL			Fine Arts/Humanities/Lit Elective5	3
	ENGL			Creative Writing2	3
				Restricted Elective (area A/B)8	4
				Natural Science6	3-4
					------- 19-20

Semester IV

	GOVT	2306	1,3,4,5	Texas State and Local Government	3
				Natural Science6	3
	ENGL			Creative Writing2	3
	ENG	0021		Written Performance Lab-Creative Writing7	1
+	ENG	2673		Writing Practice/Internship	3
+	SOCI	1301	1,2,3,4,5,6	Introduction to Sociology9	3
					------- 16
				TOTALS	------- 69-70

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ Foreign Language hours must be in the same language.
² ENGL 2308- Poetry and ENGL 2308-Prose must be taken with the performance lab (select from ENG 0021.1D and ENG 0021.1C respectively).
³ The second semester Restricted Electives must be chosen from the following list: DRAM 2366, any ENGL 2307, and COMM 2311.
⁴ Any 3 hours of core curriculum math (depending on science requirements of the four-year institution to which the student will be transferring). Student should first consult with a mathematics advisor.
⁵ Humanities/Fine Arts/Literature electives must be taken in the Creative Writing Area. Students may also substitute the Visual and Performing Arts requirement of the Core Curriculum.
⁶ Any 6 hours of core curriculum science (depending on science requirements of the four-year institution to which the student will be transferring). Student should first consult with a science advisor.
⁷ Minimum of 1 hour of written performance lab required for major.
⁸ Select from course work for program.
Prerequisites: ENG 1613 must be completed before ENG 1623, ENG 1613 and ENG 1623 must be completed before taking any Literature course.
To be eligible to enroll in a foreign language course, it is required that any indicated prerequisite course be completed with a grade of C or better (this includes both courses taken at ACC and course credit transferred from other institutions).
⁹ Or any 3 hours from the Social and Behavioral Sciences section of the Core Curriculum.

Area 'A' Courses

	ENG	2713		Introduction to Literature I	3
+	ENG	2713		Introduction to Literature I	3
+	COMM	2339		Writing for Radio, Television, Film	3
+	DRAM	2366		Film Appreciation	3
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Area 'B' Courses

	ENGL	2307		Creative Writing	3
+	ENGL	2307		Creative Writing	3
+	ENGL	2307		Creative Writing	3
+	ENGL	2307		Creative Writing	3
+	ENGL	2307		Creative Writing	3
+	ENGL	2307		Creative Writing	3
+	SPAN	2389		Spanish IV with Creative Writing-Poetry	3
+	ENGL	2308		Advanced Writing Workshop	3
+	ENGL	2308		Advanced Writing Workshop	3
+	ENG	0021		Written Performance Lab-Creative Writing	1
+	ENGL	2308		Advanced Writing Workshop	3
+	ENG	0021		Written Performance Lab-Creative Writing	2
+	COMM	2311		News Reporting I	3
+	JRN	2613		Feature and Editorial Writing	3
+	ENG	2673		Writing Practice/Internship	3
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Creative Writing Area

+	ENGL	2307		Creative Writing	3
+	ENGL	2307		Creative Writing	3
+	ENGL	2307		Creative Writing	3
+	ENGL	2307		Creative Writing	3
+	ENGL	2307		Creative Writing	3
+	ENGL	2307		Creative Writing	3
+	SPAN	2312		Spanish IV	3
+	ENGL	2308		Advanced Writing Workshop	3
+	ENGL	2308		Advanced Writing Workshop	2
+	ENG	0021		Written Performance Lab-Creative Writing	3
+	ENGL	2308		Advanced Writing Workshop	3
+	ENG	0021		Written Performance Lab-Creative Writing	2
+	ENG	2673		Writing Practice/Internship	3
					------- 37
				TOTALS	------- 91

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions