MCC CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Distribution Requirements	Credit Hours
FIRST SEMESTER
ENG 101 College Composition (grade of C or higher required) OR OPEN ELECTIVE #	3
ENG 105 Introduction to Literature	3
ENG 113 Introduction to Creative Writing	3
PHL 102 Introduction to Logic OR MTH 150 Survey of Mathematics OR higher SUNY-MATH course ##	3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION U. S. HISTORY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT- (SUNY-USCV) ELECTIVE	3
First Semester Total:	15
SECOND SEMESTER
ENG 200 Advanced Composition	3
ENG 213 Creative Writing (grade of C or higher required)	3
PHL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy OR PHL 103 - Introduction to Ethics OR PHL 105 - Technology and Values	3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - SOCIAL SCIENCES (SUNY-SOCS) ELECTIVE	3
ENG 108 - Literature of the Holocaust OR ENG 109 - Crime Fiction OR ENG 118 - Perpetrators, Victims, and Bystanders: Literature of Genocide OR ENG 201 - Early British Literature OR ENG 202 - Modern British Literature OR ENG 210 - Literature of the Black Experience OR ENG 217 - Women, Gender and Literature OR any other SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION DIVERSITY: EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE -(SUNY-DVRS) ELECTIVE	3
Second Semester Total:	15
THIRD SEMESTER
ENG 233 Creative Writing Workshop-Poetry (grade of C or higher required) OR ENG 243 Creative Writing Workshop-Playwriting (grade of C or higher required) OR ENG 253 Creative Writing Workshop-Nonfiction (grade of C or higher required) OR ENG 263 Creative Writing Workshop-Short Fiction (grade of C or higher required)	3
ENG 250 Professional Communication OR ENG 251 Technical Communication OR COM 130 Media Writing OR COM 131 Principles of Journalism	3
OPEN ELECTIVE	3
SUNY GENERAL EDUCATION - WORLD HISTORY AND GLOBAL AWARENESS (SUNY-WHGA) ELECTIVE	3
PROGRAM ELECTIVE***	3
Third Semester Total:	15
FOURTH SEMESTER
ENG 233 Creative Writing Workshop-Poetry OR ENG 243 Creative Writing Workshop-Playwriting OR ENG 253 Creative Writing Workshop-Non-Fiction OR ENG 263 Creative Writing Workshop-Short Fiction	3
ENG 273 Creative Writing Capstone: Publishing in the Profession	3
HED 207 - Emotional Wellness OR HED 209 - Drugs and Behavior OR HED 212 - Women's Health and Wellness OR Open Elective	3
SUNY- GENERAL EDUCATION - NATURAL SCIENCES AND SCIENTIFIC REASONING (SUNY-NSCI) ELECTIVE	3-4
ENG 233 Creative Writing Workshop-Poetry OR ENG 243 Creative Writing Workshop-Playwriting OR ENG 253 Creative Writing Workshop-Non-Fiction OR ENG 263 Creative Writing Workshop-Short Fiction	3
Fourth Semester Total:	15-16
TOTAL CREDITS:	60-61

#Students with ENG 101 placement must take ENG 101. Students with ENG 200 placement will take an elective in place of ENG 101.
##MTH 150 or any other SUNY-MATH course with a higher number. Students are strongly encouraged to check with the institution to which they intend to transfer to ensure selection of an appropriate Math course.
***Any 200-level ENG literature class. Meet with advisor regarding transfer requirements.

Revised: 6/23/2023

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