Credentials in Screenwriting, Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry

ACC offers an 18-credit credentialing specialty for students pursuing careers in the writing fields. Required for ALL Credentials:

• English Composition I (ENG 121)
• English Composition II (ENG 122)
• Creative Writing I (ENG 221)
• Creative Writing II (ENG 222)

For each credential, students complete the required specialization courses listed and one elective course from the "optional" list.

Screenwriting Credential

• Required Courses (in addition to four courses noted above)
  • Scriptwriting for Film and Video (FVT 250)
• Optional Courses
  • Literature and Film (LIT 257)
  • Introduction to Film Arts (HUM 103)
  • Introduction to Theatre Arts (THE 105)
  • Introduction to Mass Media (JOU 105)

Fiction Credential

• Required Courses (in addition to four courses noted above)
  • Fiction Writing (ENG 226)
• Optional Courses
  • Progenitor, ACC's art and literary magazine (ENG 231)
  • Introduction to Literature (LIT 115)
  • Introduction to Mass Media (JOU 105)
  • Poetry Writing (ENG 227)
  • Publishing Your Writing (ENG 275)

Nonfiction Credential

• Required Courses (in addition to four courses noted above)
  • Creative Nonfiction (ENG 230)
• Optional Courses
  • Progenitor, ACC's art and literary magazine (ENG 231)
  • Fundamentals of Reporting (JOU 106)
  • Technical Writing (ENG 131)
  • Rhetoric and Propaganda (ENG 235)
  • Introduction to Mass Media (JOU 105)
  • Poetry Writing (ENG 227)
  • Publishing Your Writing (ENG 275)

Poetry Credential

• Required Courses (in addition to four courses noted above)
  • Poetry Workshop (ENG 227)
• Optional Courses
  • Progenitor, ACC's art and literary magazine (ENG 231)
  • Poets and Their Poems (LIT 240)
  • Introduction to Literature (LIT 115)
  • Introduction to Shakespeare (LIT 225)
  • Publishing Your Writing (ENG 275)

For a full description of the Writing courses visit the course description page.