Program Information

The English Transfer Pathway offers students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an Associate of Arts degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated English bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State universities. The curriculum has been specifically designed so that students completing this pathway degree and transferring to one of the seven Minnesota State universities enter the university with junior-year status. All courses in the Transfer Pathway associate degree will directly transfer and apply to the designated bachelor’s degree programs in a related field. Universities within the Minnesota State system include Bemidji State University; Metropolitan State University; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Minnesota State University Moorhead; Southwest Minnesota State University; St. Cloud State University; and Winona State University. Included in the Associate of Arts Degree is the MINNESOTA TRANSFER CURRICULUM which contains the minimum number of credits (40) needed to complete general education requirements at all public colleges and universities in the state of Minnesota.

Program Outcomes

Graduates will be able to:

By completing this program, students will achieve the following learning goals:

Content Area 1: Introduction to Literary Studies

• Perform close analysis of literature at an introductory level;
• Demonstrate knowledge of major critical frameworks at an introductory level;
• Employ major critical frameworks to analyze literature at an introductory level;
• Incorporate and document secondary sources at an introductory level;

Content Area 2: Literature Survey

• Demonstrate knowledge of canonical works of British/American literature;
• Demonstrate knowledge of major genres and styles in British/American literature;
• Demonstrate knowledge of major periods and historical developments in British/American literature;

Content Area 3: Diverse Literature

• Demonstrate knowledge of literature of underrepresented populations;
• Demonstrate understanding of canon formation as a reflection of historical, social, and cultural contexts;

Content Area 4: Writing for Specific Purposes

• Demonstrate discipline-specific knowledge of audience and rhetorical situations;
• Create discipline-specific documents that employ effective techniques for specific writing situations; and
• Engage in guided revision and/or writing workshops.

Special Program Requirements

In addition to the program requirements, students must meet the following conditions to graduate.

• College Cumulative GPA Requirement: cumulative grade point average (GPA) of credits attempted and completed at CLC must be at least 2.0.
• Residency Requirement: students must complete 25% of their credits at Central Lakes College.
• A cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher in all Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) courses.

Transfer Opportunities

Minnesota State Transfer Pathways offer students curriculum that is designed to fully transfer to a parallel program at one of seven universities in the Minnesota State system: Bemidji State University: English Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree Metropolitan State University: English Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree Minnesota State University, Mankato: English Studies Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree Minnesota State University, Moorhead: English Writing Emphasis Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, English Emphasis in Integrated English & Publishing Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree Southwest Minnesota State University: English Literature Emphasis Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, English Creative Writing Emphasis Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree St. Cloud State University: English Creative Writing Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, English Rhetoric & Writing Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, English Studies (General) Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, English Linguistics Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree, English Literature Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree Winona State University: English Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree

Employment Statistics

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https://apps.deed.state.mn.us/lmi/ces/
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm
http://www.iseek.org/jobs/jobmarket.html