Austin Community College

FY 99 Degree Plan

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

Semester I

	ENG	1613	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	HIS	1613	1,3,4,5	United States History I	3
	FRL			Foreign Language Elective1	5
	OCC			Communications Elective2	3
	CIS	1003	1,6	Introduction to Computers OR
	CSC	1003	1,6	Personal Computing OR
				Unrestricted Elective8	3
					--------- 17

Semester II

+	ENG	1623	1,3,4,5	English Composition II	3
	HIS	1623	1,3,4,5	United States History II	3
				Foreign Language1	5
				Communications Elective3	3
				Unrestricted Elective8	3
					--------- 17

Semester III

	GOV	2613	1,3,4,5	United States Government	3
	ENG			Literature Course5	3
				Communications Elective4	3
				Math7	3
				Unrestricted Elective7	3
					--------- 15

Semester IV

	GOV	2623	1,3,4,5	Texas State and Local Government	3
				Natural Science7	3-4
				Humanities/Fine Arts Elective6	3
				Unrestricted Elective7	3
					--------- 12-13
				TOTALS	--------- 61-62

+ Prerequisites: See Catalog Descriptions
¹ Foreign language hours must be in the same language.
² The first semester communications course must be chosen from the following: JRN 1603, SPE 1603 or SPE 1613.
³ The second semester communications course must be chosen from the following: ENG 1653, JRN 1613, or SPE 1623.
⁴ The third semester communications course must be chosen from the following: JRN 1623, SPE 2613 or SPE 2623, ENG 1663, or any literature course not being taken to satisfy the literature requirement.
⁵ The literature course must be chosen from the following: ENG 2613, ENG 2623, ENG 2633, ENG 2643, ENG 2653, ENG 2663, ENG 2713, ENG 2723.
⁶ The course for the Humanities/Fine Arts requirement must be chosen from the following: ART 1723, ART 1733, DNC 1623, DRM 1613, HUM 1603, HUM 1613, MUS 1753, MUS 2013, PHL 1613, PHL 1623, RLG 1623, RTF 1613, RTF 1623.
⁷ The Math/Natural Science requirement may be satisfied by any Math/Natural Science course from the General Core Curriculum Course List.
⁸ Although electives may be taken from any program, students intending to continue their study at a four-year college or university should choose electives from Arts & Sciences courses. Students who plan to transfer and continue their study of English, Journalism, or Speech at a four year institution should refer to the catalog of the institution to which they plan to transfer and consult with an ACC counselor and/or full-time ACC instructor in Communications

Semester I

	ENG	1613	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	HIS	1613	1,3,4,5	United States History I	3
				Foreign Language1	5
	SPE	1643		Oral Interpretation of Literature	3
	CSC	1003	1,6	Personal Computing	3
					--------- 17

Semester II

+	ENG	1623	1,3,4,5	English Composition II	3
	HIS	1623	1,3,4,5	United States History II	3
				Foreign Language1	5
	ENG			Creative Writing2	3
				Restricted Elective (Area A/B)3	3
					--------- 17

Semester III

	GOV	2613	1,3,4,5	United States Government	3
				Math4	3
	ENG			Fine Arts/Humanities/Lit Elective5	3
	ENG			Creative Writing2	3
				Restricted Elective (area A/B)8	4
					--------- 16

Semester IV

	GOV	2623	1,3,4,5	Texas State and Local Government	3
				Natural Science6	3
	ENG			Creative Writing2	3
+	ENG	0021		Written Performance Lab7	1
+	ENG	2673		Writing Practica/Internship	3
				Restricted Elective (area A/B)8	3
					--------- 16
				TOTALS	--------- 66

+ Prerequisites: See Catalog Descriptions
¹ Foreign Language hours must be in the same language.
² ENG 1663.1D & ENG 1663.1C 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: RTF 1613, any ENG 1653, JRN 1613.
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.
⁶ Any 3 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).

Area 'A' Courses

+	ENG	2713	1,3,4,5	Literature I - Poetry
+	ENG	2713	1,3,4,5	Literature I - Short Story
+	RTF	2713		Writing for Radio, Television, Film
	RTF	1614		Film Appreciation

Area 'B' Courses

+	ENG	1653		Creative Writing
+	ENG	1653		Creative Writing - Poetry
+	ENG	1653		Creative Writing - Prose
+	ENG	1653		Creative Writing - Screen Writing
+	ENG	1653		Creative Writing - Play Writing
+	ENG	1653		Creative Writing - Poetry With Spanish IV Translation
+	SPN	2633		Spanish IV With Creative Writing - Poetry
+	ENG	1663		Advanced Writing Workshop
+	ENG	1663		Advanced Writing Workshop - Poetry With Written Performance Lab
+	ENG	0021		Written Performance Lab
+	ENG	1663		Advanced Writing Workshop - Prose With Written Performance Lab
+	ENG	0021		Written Performance Lab
+	JRN	1613		News Reporting I
+	JRN	2613		Feature and Editorial Writing
+	ENG	2673		Writing Practica/Internship

Creative Writing Area

+	ENG	1653		Creative Writing
+	ENG	1653		Creative Writing - Poetry
+	ENG	1653		Creative Writing - Prose
+	ENG	1653		Creative Writing - Screen Writing
+	ENG	1653		Creative Writing - Play Writing
+	ENG	1653		Creative Writing - Poetry With Spanish IV Translation
+	SPN	2623		Spanish IV
+	ENG	1663		Advanced Writing Workshop
+	ENG	1663		Advanced Writing Workshop - Poetry With Written Performance Lab
+	ENG	0021		Written Performance Lab
+	ENG	1663		Advanced Writing Workshop - Prose With Written Performance Lab
+	ENG	0021		Written Performance Lab
+	ENG	2673		Writing Practica/Internship

+ Prerequisites: See Catalog Descriptions