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Apr 16, 2024
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Undergraduate Bulletin 2008-2009 [Archived Catalog]
English Concentration (A.A.)
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 Return to: Part 5: Program Descriptions
Program: Concentration A.A.
Department of English and Linguistics
Classroom-Medical Building 145 ~ 260-481-6841 ~ www.ipfw.edu/engl
The student learning outcomes for the degree are as follows:
- Students demonstrate the acquisition of a basic knowledge of language, writing, and British and American literature necessary for pursuit of a baccalaureate degree in English.
- Students demonstrate the ability to apply basic critical thinking skills to the analysis of a variety of texts.
- Students display the ability to communicate a basic understanding of English literature with rhetorical precision, clarity, and critical awareness.
The college’s Associate of Arts program serves as an intermediate step toward completion of a baccalaureate degree. The requirements encompass approximately the first half of the bachelor’s degree program offered by the sponsoring department. See Part 5 for complete requirements for related bachelor’s degree.
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Requirements for the Associate of Arts
Credits in IPFW General Education Area I:(9)
- COM 114 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
- ENG W131 Elementary Composition I (or equivalent), with a grade of C or higher
- Quantitative Reasoning course (except MA 101), with a grade of C or higher
- Credits in IPFW General Education Area II, including one science course with a scheduled laboratory Credits: 6
- Credits in IPFW General Education Area III Credits: 6
- Credits in IPFW General Education Area IV Credits: 6
- Credits in the first year of a foreign language Credits: 8
- Credits in a concentration with a grade of C or higher in each course (see below) Credits: 15–21
- Additional credits in approved elective courses Credits: 4–12
Total with a graduation GPA of at least 2.00 Creduts: 60–63
Program Requirements
In addition to the courses listed below, you must complete MA 153 or 168 or STAT 125 for your IPFW General Education course in Quantitative Reasoning, and ENG L202 as a course in General Education Area IV. If you plan to continue for a bachelor’s degree with a major in English (see Part 5), you should take the second year foreign-language courses as electives for the A.A.
- Credits in American literature Credits: 3
- Credits in British literature before 1700 Credits: 3
- Credits in British literature after 1700 Credits: 3
- Credits in language study Credits: 3
- Credits in ENG W203 or a 300-400–level English writing course Credits: 3
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Return to: Part 5: Program Descriptions
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