This program constitutes a JAA transfer program to RIC. Students completing a JAA plan receive an Associate's degree and enter the receiving institution with 60 credits and Junior status. Students must complete all requirements as given. Depending on GPA, students receive a tuition discount of up to 30% at the receiving institution, a waived application fee, and personalized advising.

The English transfer not only supports students’ critical thinking, reading, and writing abilities, but provides a solid foundation for future courses in literary genres, history, and theory, as well as those in professional writing and creative writing.  In this program, students also develop their information literary skills by locating, evaluating, and using information responsibly and ethically in their assignments and writing.  Furthermore, this program enhances the understanding of global, cultural, and historical perspectives and therefore can help students function effectively in social and professional environments.  Completion of this program will prepare students to continue on the path to a Bachelor’s degree from RIC.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, a student will be able to:

1. Create written work that develops and expresses ideas and that addresses a given context and target audience.
2. Communicate effectively via oral presentations, performances, participation in group work, and visual presentations.
3. Identify, analyze, and apply evidence and ideas, question assumptions, and draw logical conclusions.
4. Develop information literacy by locating, evaluating, synthesizing, and using information to accomplish a specific purpose.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of and apply scientific or quantitative principles, theories, and methods.
6. Apply quantitative principles to solve problems and support arguments with quantitative evidence in a variety of formats (e.g. words, tables, graphs, equations, etc.).
7. Demonstrate an understanding of global, cultural and historical perspectives.
8. Function effectively in social and professional environments and make reasoned decisions based on ethical standards, self-awareness, and personal responsibility.
9. Utilize discipline-specific theories and concepts to analyze data, texts, and issues at a level appropriate for a 2-year college student.

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
General Education Requirements
COMM 1010	Communication Fundamentals^ HUMN; Non-Written Communication; Social and Professional Responsibilities	3
ENGL 1010	Composition I (or ENGL 1010A) HUMN; Written Communication; Information Literacy	3
General Education Elective		3
Lab Science Elective MSCI		4
Mathematics Elective MSCI		3
Social Science Elective SSCI		3
Social Science Elective SSCI		3
Choose ONE of the following:		3
Art Elective HUMN
Music Elective HUMN
Theatre Elective HUMN
Choose ONE of the following:		3
History Elective SSCI
Philosophy Elective HUMN
Choose ONE of the following:		3
Literature Elective HUMN
World Languages Elective HUMN
Subtotal General Education		31
Major Requirements
ENGL 1410	Business Writing	3
ENGL 1430	Creative Writing	3
ENGL 2250	Adolescent Literature	3
Choose TWO of the following:		6
ENGL 1020	American Literature to 1865
ENGL 2030	British Literature II HUMN; Written Communication; Critical Thinking
ENGL 2200	Children's Literature HUMN; Written Communication; Cultural, Global, Historical Understanding
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
Subtotal Major Requirements		30
Total Hours		61

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Recommended Course Sequence

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Semester 1		Hours
ENGL 1010	Composition I (or ENGL 1010A)	3
Free Elective		3
General Education Elective		3
Mathematics Elective		3
Choose ONE of the following:		3
Literature Elective
World Languages Elective
	Hours	15
Semester 2
COMM 1010	Communication Fundamentals^	3
ENGL 1410	Business Writing	3
Free Elective		3
Lab Science Elective		4
Social Science Elective		3
	Hours	16
Year 2
Semester 1
ENGL 1430	Creative Writing	3
Choose ONE of the following:		3
ENGL 1020	American Literature to 1865
ENGL 2030	British Literature II
ENGL 2200	Children's Literature
Choose ONE of the following:		3
Art Elective
Music Elective
Theatre Elective
Free Elective		3
Free Elective		3
	Hours	15
Semester 2
Choose ONE of the following:		3
ENGL 1020	American Literature to 1865
ENGL 2030	British Literature II
ENGL 2200	Children's Literature
ENGL 2250	Adolescent Literature	3
Free Elective		3
Choose ONE of the following:		3
History Elective
Philosophy Elective
Social Science Elective		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	61

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Transfer

This program at CCRI is a part of the Joint Admissions Agreement (JAA). JAA helps students transfer seamlessly to Rhode Island College (RIC) or the University of Rhode Island (URI). Students who are eligible for the JAA program have earned less than 30 college credits at the time of joining and have not attended any other college or university.

JAA graduates are guaranteed admissions to either RIC or URI, have personalized advising by a caseload advisor, enter with Junior status at RIC or URI, and are eligible for a tuition discount up to 30% based on GPA. 

Please meet with an Academic Advisor/Student Success Coach to help you select the courses that best prepare you for transfer to RIC or URI. For more information, please visit Joint Admissions Agreement or the Transfer Center.