Peninsula College

Creative Writing Emphasis, Associate in Arts Direct Transfer Agreement

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

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.

• Creative Writer
• Editor
• Grant Writer
• K-12 Teacher or College Professor
• Technical Writer