The Liberal Arts Option in Writing gives students a solid grounding in the craft of writing for various purposes and audiences. This option emphasizes developing individual style, and exploring the creative or vocational applications of writing. It prepares students for transfer to B. A. programs in English, Writing, and Communications, as well as other liberal arts majors; it may also prepare students for entry level jobs requiring excellent writing skills.
A minimum of 62 credit hours are required for graduation.
Starting in the fall of 2014, any student enrolled in an associate degree program who is new to NECC and has no academic history at the college, must take at least one course designated as intensive in each of NECC’s six core academic skills in order to graduate. In most cases, the program’s core required courses include these intensive courses. Plan to see an advisor for more complete information about this graduation requirement.
Requirements
| ENG101 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| ENG102 | English Composition II | 3 | |
| ENG103 | Technical Writing | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
| ENG111 | Creative Writing | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
| ENG113 | Creative Writing: Non-Fiction | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
| ENG115 | Creative Writing: Fiction | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
| HIS121 | World Civilization I | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive Information Literacy Intensive |
| HIS122 | World Civilization II | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive |
| JRN101 | Journalism I | 3 | Information Literacy Intensive Written Communication Intensive |
| LIT271 | World Literature I | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive Public Presentation Intensive |
| LIT272 | World Literature II | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive |
Courses with Prerequisites: ENG102, ENG103
Milestone Courses: ENG101, ENG103, ENG111, ENG113
Electives
Recommended Course Sequence Liberal Arts Writing Associate Degree
Year 1
Fall
| ANT/PSY/SOC | Behavioral Science Elective | 3 | |
| ENG101 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| ENG111 | Creative Writing | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
| HIS121 | World Civilization I | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive Information Literacy Intensive |
| MAT122 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | Quantitative Reason Intensive |
Spring
| ENG102 | English Composition II | 3 | |
| ENG113 | Creative Writing: Non-Fiction | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
| Fine & Performing Arts/Foreign Language/Philosophy & Religion Elective | 3 | |
| Fine & Performing Arts/Foreign Language/Philosophy & Religion Elective | 3 | |
| LIT271 | World Literature I | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive Public Presentation Intensive |
Year 2
Fall
| ANT/PSY/SOC | Behavioral Science Elective | 3 | |
| ENG103 | Technical Writing | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
| HIS122 | World Civilization II | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive |
| JRN101 | Journalism I | 3 | Information Literacy Intensive Written Communication Intensive |
| Science Elective | 4 | |
Spring
| ENG115 | Creative Writing: Fiction | 3 | Written Communication Intensive |
| Free Elective | 3-4 | |
| Free Elective | 3-4 | |
| LIT272 | World Literature II | 3 | Global Awareness Intensive |
| Science Elective | 4 | |