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English Transfer Pathway Associate of Arts Degree

Location(s): In Person and Online


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Program Overview

Major ID: TPEN

Program Start Dates: Fall, Spring, Summer

The English Transfer Pathway focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills, and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Career Opportunities

Students who successfully complete the English Transfer Pathway will be prepared to transfer to a baccalaureate program in English. With a degree in English one can work in a number of fields within the government and education systems such as special collections librarians, archivists, museum work, and faculty at secondary and postsecondary institutions.

Program Outcomes:

  1. Students will use major critical frameworks to analyze literature.
  2. Students will define major periods, aesthetic trends, and historical developments in British and/or American literature.
  3. Students will analyze literature of historically under-represented populations.
  4. Students will apply discipline-specific knowledge of audience, rhetorical situation, and source documentation in writing texts.

Transfer Opportunities

Saint Paul College has transfer agreements & partnerships between many post-secondary institutions. For more information please go to saintpaul.edu/Transfer.

Program Faculty

Justin Bonnett
justin.bonnett@saintpaul.edu

Brandon Chitwood
brandon.chitwood@saintpaul.edu

Mary Crispin
mary.crispin@saintpaul.edu

Kassie Duthie
kasandra.duthie@saintpaul.edu

Natasha Fleischman
natasha.fleischman@saintpaul.edu

Kelly Hulander
kelly.hulander@saintpaul.edu

Carla-Elaine Johnson
carla-elaine.johnson@saintpaul.edu

Michael Leggs
michael.leggs@saintpaul.edu

Bill Lund
william.lund@saintpaul.edu

John Schlueter
john.schlueter@saintpaul.edu

Sue Taylor
susan.taylor@saintpaul.edu

Samantha Ten Eyck
samantha.teneyck@saintpaul

Jody Wheeler
jody.wheeler@saintpaul.edu

Program Advisors

Pathway Advisors are the Academic Advisors for the Associate of Arts degree and are located in the Advising Center, Room 1340, Main Floor. For assistance or additional information, please call our Advising Center at 651.846.1739 or email: advising@saintpaul.edu

Additional Requirements

  • At least 60 earned college-level credits (40 MnTC credits and 20 additional MnTC, pre-major or elective credits)
  • A grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1711  
  • Associate of Arts (AA) cumulative GPA of 2.0
  • Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) cumulative GPA of 2.0
  • Meet Saint Paul College residency requirement: 20 credits. This requirement may be reduced to 12 credits with transfer of at least 12 college-level credits from another Minnesota State College and University or the University of Minnesota.

Program Requirements


Pathway Requirements


MnTC Requirements


Refer to the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Course List  for each Goal Area

  • Goal 1: Communication 9 Credits

    ENGL 1711 - Composition 1  4 Credits
    ENGL 1712 - Composition 2  2 Credits
    COMM 17XX- 3 Credits Requirement
     
  • Goal 2: Critical Thinking
    Fulfilled when 10 goal areas (40 credits) are completed.
     
  • Goal 3 Natural Science 7 Credits
    Two courses from two different disciplines, one of which must be a lab course.
     
  • Goal 4: Mathematical/Logical Reasoning 3 Credits
    One course numbered between 1700-1799 or 2700-2799.
     
  • Goal 5: History, Social Sciences and Behavioral Sciences 9 Credits
    Three courses from two different disciplines.
     
  • Goal 6: Humanities & Fine Arts 9 Credits
    Three courses from two different disciplines.
     
  • Goal Areas 7-10
    Select courses to meet all 10 Goal Areas

MnTC Requirements Total: 40 Credits


Course Sequence


Students are allowed to take the courses in any sequence. However, all course prerequisites need to be followed. For specific suggestions, please speak with a Pathway Advisor or the program faculty. Students should consult with the Program Advisor each semester.

Not all courses are offered each semester, a selection of courses is offered summer term.

Total Program Credits: 60


If courses are counted in both the Pathway Requirements and the MnTC Requirements students may need to complete additional classes to reach the 60 credit total.

Information is subject to change.This Program Requirements Guide is not a contract.

Minimum Program Entry Requirements
Students entering this program must meet the following minimum program entry requirements:

Reading: Score of 250+ or grade of “C” or better in READ 0722  or READ 0724  or EAPP 0900  

Writing: Score of 250+ on Reading Comprehension or grade of “C” or better in ENGL 0922  or EAPP 0900 

Arithmetic: Score of 200+

Assessment Results and Prerequisites: Students admitted into Saint Paul College programs may need to complete additional courses based on assessment results and course prerequisite requirements. Certain MATH, READ, and ENGL courses have additional prerequisites.

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