Earn a Certificate in Language and Literary Culture of the USA
The Academic Certificate (AC) in Language and Literary Culture of the USA is a course of study designed to provide students a strong foundation in the oral and written structure and vocabulary of North American English, academic and professional reading and writing, and knowledge and appreciation of representative literature and culture of the USA in all its diversity.
CIPS Code: 13.9999
Required Courses
| Required Courses | 16 |
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
ENG101 *
ENG107 * | First-Year Composition  ENG1101 (3)
OR
First-Year Composition for ESL (3) | 3 |
ENG102 *
ENG108 * | First-Year Composition ENG1102 (3)
OR
First-Year Composition for ESL (3) | 3 |
ENG109 *
ENG111 * | Business Writing for ESL (3)
OR
Technical and Professional Writing (3) | 3 |
| ENH111 | Literature and the American Experience | 3 |
| CRE101 * | College Critical Reading (3)
OR
Equivalent as indicated by assessment | 0-3 |
ENG298AA *
OR
ESL298AA * | Special Projects (1)
OR
Special Projects (1) | 1 |
Restricted Electives
| Restricted Electives | 9 |
| Complete three courses from the following disciplines |
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| Course Prefix | Course Title |
| ASB | Any ASB Anthropology course(s) |
| COM | Any COM Communication course(s) |
| EDU | Any EDU Education course(s) |
| ENG | Any ENG English course(s) except courses used to satisfy Required Courses area. |
| ENH | Any ENH English Humanities course(s) |
| HIS | Any HIS History course(s) |
| HUM | Any HUM Humanities course(s) |
| IBS | Any IBS International Business course(s) |
| IGS | Any IGS Integrated Studies course(s) |
| MUP | Any MUP Music: Performance course(s) |
| PSY | Any PSY Psychology course(s) |
| REL | Any REL Religious Studies course(s) |
| SOC | Any SOC Sociology course(s) |
| Click any of the above course #'s for detailed information and register for it today! ** |
- The total amount of credits required for this certificate is 22-25.
- Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in all courses within the program
- Minimum GPA: 2.00
- * Indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites
- Not all classes are offered every semester. Contact an academic advisor for additional information