North Hennepin Community College Creative Writing AFA Transfer Guide

Transfer to MSUM BA in English

Quick Facts:

  • College credits applied = 60
  • Gen Ed/LASC goal areas & credits remaining = 9
  • Remaining requirements = 51

MN Transfer Curriculum/Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum (LASC)

Goal Area Requirement
NHCC Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area Requirement
Oral & Written Communication
NHCC Courses
ENGL 1200 Gateway College Writing OR
ENGL 1201 College Writing I (4 cr)
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 101 English Composition I
Goal Area Requirement
Oral & Written Communication
NHCC Courses
ENGL 1202 College Writing II (2 cr)
Goal Area
1
MSUM Equivalent
MnTC Goal Area 1
Goal Area Requirement
Oral & Written Communication
NHCC Courses
COMM 1010 Fundamentals Pub Speaking*(3 cr) OR
COMM 1110 Prin Interpersonal Comm OR
COMM 1210 Small Group Communication
Goal Area
1 (Met)
MSUM Equivalent
COMM 100 English Composition I
MnTC Goal Area 1

Additional Courses Needed in Goal Areas to Fulfill 42 Credits Total for Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum (LASC)

Credits needed to complete LASC requirements = 9 cr in addition to those earned with AFA

NHCC Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Program Courses
NHCC Courses
ENGL 1250 Magazine Workshop (2)
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
Elective
NHCC Courses
ENGL 1900 Intro to Creative Writing (3)
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 288 Intro to Creative Writing (Category III Elective)
Capstone
NHCC Courses
ENGL 2960 Creative Writing Capstone (1)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Elective
Electives: Creative Writing (9 cr)
NHCC Courses
ENGL 2010 Writing Creative Non-Fiction & Memoir OR
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
Elective Category V
NHCC Courses
ENGL 2020 Writing Stories OR
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
Elective Category III
NHCC Courses
ENGL 2030 Writing Poetry OR
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
Elective Category III
NHCC Courses
ENGL 2500 Playwriting OR
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 285 Scriptwriting (Elective Category V)
NHCC Courses
TFT 1280 Intro to Screenwriting OR
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
Elective Category V
NHCC Courses
TFT 2500 Playwriting
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
Elective Category V
Electives: Literature (12 cr)
NHCC Courses
ENGL 1140 Professional Writing
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
**ENGL 286 Writing in Workplace (Elective Category III)
NHCC Courses
ENGL 1150 Intro to Literature* (3)
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
*ENGL 300 Intro to Literary Studies*
NHCC Courses
Recommended: ENGL 1940 Technical Writing (3)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
**ENGL 286 Writing in Workplace (Elective Category III or VI) (Elective Category III or Category VI)
NHCC Courses
ENGL 1950 Graphic Novels (3)
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
Elective Category VI
NHCC Courses
**ENGL 2270 Modern American Lit (3)
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 323 20th-21st century Amer Lit (Elective Category VI)
NHCC Courses
ENGL 2300 Children’s Lit (3)
Goal Area
6, 7
MSUM Equivalent
Elective Category VI
NHCC Courses
ENGL 2310 Amer Short Story (3)
Goal Area
6
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 183 Intro to Amer Short Story (Elective)
NHCC Courses
ENGL 2330 Hmong American Lit (3)
Goal Area
6, 7
MSUM Equivalent
Elective Category VI
NHCC Courses
ENGL 2340 Nature in Literature (3)
Goal Area
6, 10
MSUM Equivalent
Elective Category VI
NHCC Courses
ENGL 2350 Women & Lit (3)
Goal Area
6, 7
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 246 Images of Women in Lit (Elective)
NHCC Courses
ENGL 2360 Global Literary Perspectives (3)
Goal Area
6, 8
MSUM Equivalent
Elective Category VI
NHCC Courses
ENGL 2370 African American Lit (3)
Goal Area
6, 7
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 356 African Amer Lit (Elective Category VI)
NHCC Courses
ENGL 2380 American Indian Lit (3)
Goal Area
6, 7
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 352 Native Amer Lit (Elective Category VI)
NHCC Courses
ENGL 2390 Amer Working Class Literature
Goal Area
6, 9
MSUM Equivalent
Elective Category VI
NHCC Courses
*ENGL 2450 Survey Amer Lit I* (3)
Goal Area
6, 7
MSUM Equivalent
*ENGL 371 Survey of Amer Lit I
NHCC Courses
**ENGL 2460 Survey Amer Lit II (3)
Goal Area
6, 7
MSUM Equivalent
**ENGL 372 Survey of Amer Lit II
NHCC Courses
*ENGL 2550 Survey Brit Lit I*
Goal Area
6, 8
MSUM Equivalent
*ENGL 311 Major British Writers I
NHCC Courses
**ENGL 2560 Survey of Brit Lit II
Goal Area
6, 8
MSUM Equivalent
**ENGL 312 Major Brit Writer II
NHCC Courses
*ENGL 2580 Shakespeare’s Plays*(3)
Goal Area
6, 8
MSUM Equivalent
*ENGL 314 Topics in Shakespeare
NHCC Courses
**ENGL 2900 Fantasy Literature
Goal Area
6, 7
MSUM Equivalent
**ENGL 390 Special Topics
NHCC Courses
**ENGL 2950 Mystery & Detective Fiction
Goal Area
6, 9
MSUM Equivalent
**ENGL 390 Special Topics (Elective Category VI)
NHCC Courses
Other Literature program electives
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
(Electives)

*Recommended courses because they fulfill a requirement at MSUM.

**Equivalent to a restricted elective for the major.

Requirements Remaining to take at MSUM (51 cr)

Core Requirements:

  • ENGL 380 World Literature (3)
  • ENGL 487 Advanced Tech Report Writing (3) OR
  • ENGL 488 Advance Creative Writing (3)
  • Restricted Elective Category II (0-3)
  • Restricted Elective Category IV (3)
  • Restricted Elective Category V (6-9)
  • Restricted Elective Category VI (0-3)
  • *ENGL 311 Major British Writers I (3)
  • *ENGL 314 Topics in Shakespeare (3)
  • *ENGL 371 Survey of American Literature I (3)

General Electives:
Required to bring the total number of credits for the degree to 120. The student may wish to use these credits toward a certificate or a minor. Consult your MSUM advisor for the best options.

*These courses are required unless its equivalent was taken at NHCC.