Associate Degree in
Creative Writing Emphasis, Associate in Arts Direct Transfer Agreement
Peninsula College
Key Information
Campus location
Port Angeles, USA
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning, On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 10,830 / per year *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Sep 2023
* including housing and additional fees, international students can expect to pay around $19,575 per year
Introduction
Complete your Associate in Arts Degree, Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA) while exploring your love of creative writing.
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Curriculum
This Sample Schedule is provided as a guide for a full-time student starting in fall quarter whose goal is to earn the Associate in Arts Direct Transfer Agreement (AA-DTA). The courses are designed with the appropriate number of credits to meet degree requirements and are organized in a recommended sequence. Please consult an advisor to schedule courses and develop a personalized educational plan.
Your personal Educational Plan will vary based on many factors including:
- The quarter you begin
- How many classes/credits you plan to take in each quarter
- Your Math and English placement
- If you have credits you have already taken and plan to transfer them
- The college you are interested in transferring to
- If you start in our Transitional Studies program
First Quarter
Meet with your advisor to talk about your long-term schedule, taking into account your transfer plans.
Catalog # Title Credits COLL 101 College Success 5 ENGL& 101 English Composition I 5 ENGL& 111 or IS 101 + 5
Second Quarter
It's not too soon to explore transfer options. Make a transfer appointment.
Catalog # Title Credits ENGL& 102 Composition II 5 ENGL& 236 Creative Writing I 5 MATH& 107 Math in Society 5
MATH& 107 and ENGL& 102 learning community courses are recommended.
Third Quarter
Check your educational plan to make sure you're on track to graduate.
Catalog # Title Credits ENGL& 112 or FILM 120 + 5 Natural Sciences + 5 Social Sciences + 5
Natural Sciences + Take Introduction to Botany (BOT 101), Marine Biology (BIOL 150) or Introduction to Physical Geology (GEOL& 101).
Social Sciences + Choose General Psychology (PSYC& 100), Understanding Diversity (SOC 115), or a History course (HIST&).
Fourth Quarter
Meet with your educational and career planner to explore universities.
Catalog # Title Credits ENGL& 111 or IS 101 + 5 ENGL& 237 Creative Writing II 5 Natural Sciences + 5
Natural Sciences + Consider Survey of Biology (BIOL& 100) or Survey of Environmental Science (ENVS& 100).
Fifth Quarter
Apply to graduate. You're just two quarters away...keep it up!
Catalog # Title Credits Creative Writing Elective + 5 Natural Sciences + 5 Social Sciences + 5
Natural Sciences + Consider Survey of Biology (BIOL& 100) or Survey of Environmental Science (ENVS& 100).
Social Sciences + Choose General Psychology (PSYC& 100), Understanding Diversity (SOC 115), or a History course (HIST&).
Sixth Quarter
You're almost done! Good luck on your final quarter!
Catalog # Title Credits Creative Writing Elective + 5 ENGL& 112 or FILM 120 + 5 Social Sciences + 5
Program Outcome
Communication Competencies
- Demonstrate an ability to analyze how multicultural audiences shape written, visual, oral, aural, and performative communication and its meaning.
- Generate effective written and oral communication for a variety of purposes and diverse audiences.
- Generate effective visual or performative communication.
Quantitative Reasoning
- Apply basic computational skills to practical applications.
- Apply systematic approaches and logic to solving quantitative problems.
Information Competencies
- Identify research goals and retrieve information.
- Synthesize, apply, and properly cite information to meet an identified purpose.
- Evaluate the credibility of information and information sources, and distinguish between fact and opinion.
Critical Thinking
- Interpret and analyze meaning from written, visual, oral, aural, and performative works.
- Analyze and understand diverse individual and community perspectives and values.
- Understand and analyze social justice issues and movements.
- Generate creative works that demonstrate a process of critical reflection, analysis, experimentation, and original thought.
Personal and Interpersonal Competencies
- Consider ideas that conflict with individual value systems.
- Function under conditions of ambiguity and uncertainty.
- Work cooperatively and collaboratively with others.
Career Opportunities
- Creative Writer
- Editor
- Grant Writer
- K-12 Teacher or College Professor
- Technical Writer