Delaware County Community College
Associate in Arts, English
Philadelphia, USA
Associate of Arts
DURATION
4 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
Key Summary
The A.A. in English has been designed for students who plan to transfer to a four-year institution and earn a bachelor’s degree in English. This degree is comprised of core Liberal Arts courses and English electives which are intended to provide students with the necessary foundation to be successful in more advanced courses. Students in this program are strongly encouraged to consult with their English advisor and a transfer counselor for appropriate guidance in the choice of their electives.
Start Date
Every semester.
- Fall Semester: Late August
- Spring Semester: Early January
- Summer Semester: Late May
- Demonstrate an understanding of different literary genres, literary periods and styles of writing
- Apply different critical approaches to various pieces of literature
- Compose and present original literary analyses in both print and multimedia forms
- Write literary research papers which employ current information literacy techniques and utilize standard MLA formatting
- Explore and examine the language used by and about historically marginalized / under-represented people and the impact of that language on historical and contemporary audiences
- Identify and discuss major authors and their contributions to English studies
First Semester
- English Composition I
- Select one of the following:
- Modern College Mathematics
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics
- Business Precalculus
- College Algebra
- Precalculus
- Calculus I
- Statistics
- Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking
- Introduction to Information Technology or Introduction to Computer Science
- HIS Elective*
- Modern College Mathematics
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics
- Business Precalculus
- College Algebra
- Precalculus
- Calculus I
- Statistics
- Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking
- Introduction to Information Technology or Introduction to Computer Science
- HIS Elective*
Second Semester
- English Composition II: Writing About Literature
- Research for English Majors
- Any MAT course 120 or higher 1
- HIS Elective*
- Any transferable Scientific Inquiry Science course 2
Third Semester
- British Literature I or British Literature II
- World Literature I or World Literature II
- Any Natural Science Laboratory Course
- Humanities Elective (not ENG, Foreign Language Recommended)*
- English Elective*
Fourth Semester
- American Literature I or American Literature II
- English Elective*
- Humanities Elective (not ENG, Foreign Language Recommended)*
- Social Science Elective*
- Humanities/Social Science Elective (not ENG)*
*For more information about electives, please contact the school or visit the course webpage.
Online
Offered 90% online.
The following courses in the English curriculum may not be available online:
Classroom Only
- Calculus I
- Public Speaking
- Scientific Inquiry (SI) designated Science course
- Natural Science Laboratory course