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Join PPSC students who have published their creative work both locally and nationally in Caravel Literary Arts Journal, Manifest West, One Hundred Voices, Parley, Right-Hand Pointing, river run, Tempered Steel, U. S. Represented, Zeroflash, and more, and who have gone on to study writing at both undergraduate and graduate-level programs.
Creative writing classes not only provide students with a safe space to make sense of the human dynamics around them, but it teaches them writing at the highest level, going beyond lucidity into the realm of literary tension, and then further into humor, narrative complexity, abstraction, and metaphor.
—Rebecca Wallace-Segall, The Atlantic
Great student-to-teacher ratio
Motivated, highly-qualified faculty
Engage in real-world applied learning including study abroad
Convenience of three campuses and on-line options
Guaranteed transfer of 60 credits to any Colorado state university
Offers an Associate of Arts Degree with Designation in English (Literature Emphasis). See Degree Options for details.
Cost Effective: same classes at a significantly lower cost and concurrent enrollment is free for high school students
The Planning for a Bachelors website has information on specific transfer agreements for in-state, private, and out-of-state schools that have existing transfer agreements with PPSC.
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Contact Amie Sharp for more information concerning Creative Writing:
Email Amie Sharp or call 719-502-3600 for information on an Associate of Arts, which includes Creative Writing courses.
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Course |
Credits |
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Written Communication: ENG 121 (or ENG 122 if student tests out of ENG 121) |
3 |
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Mathematics: GT -MA1 (MAT 120 recommended) |
3 |
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Social and Behavioral Sciences: GT-SS course (any GT-SS1, SS2, or SS3) |
3 |
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Arts and Humanities: GT-AH1, AH3, or AH4 (NO GT-AH2 LIT courses can be used to meet this requirement) |
3 |
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Natural and Physical Sciences: GT-SC 1 (students must take one GT-SC course with a laboratory) |
3-4 |
|
TOTAL |
15-16 |
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Course |
Credits |
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Written communication: ENG 122 (or ENG 201 for students who tested out of ENG 121) |
3 |
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ENG 221 Creative Writing I (transfers as elective) |
3 |
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History: GT-HI1 |
3 |
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Social and Behavioral Sciences: GT-SS course (any GT-SS1, SS2, or SS3) |
3 |
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Literature: AH2 (LIT 115 recommended) |
3 |
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TOTAL |
15 |
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Course |
Credits |
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ENG 222 Creative Writing II (transfers as elective) |
3 |
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Communication: COM 115, or COM 125, or COM 225 |
3 |
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Arts and Humanities: GT-AH1, AH3, or AH4 |
3 |
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ENG 226 Fiction Writing or ENG 230 Creative Nonfiction (transfers as elective) |
3 |
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Literature: any GT-AH2 LIT 200 course |
3 |
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TOTAL |
15 |
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Course |
Credits |
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ENG 227 Poetry Writing (transfers as elective) |
3 |
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Arts and Humanities: GT-AH1, AH3, or AH4 |
3 |
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Literature: any two GT-AH2 LIT 200 courses |
3 |
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Natural and Physical Sciences: GT-SC 1 (students must take one GT-SC course with a laboratory) |
3-4 |
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JOU 215 Publications Production and Design (Parley) |
3 |
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TOTAL |
15-16 |
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Example Classes I Might Take
ENG 221 Creative Writing I
ENG 222 Creative Writing II
ENG 227 Poetry Writing
ENG 230 Creative Nonfiction
JOU 215 Publications Production & Design
JOU 215 Publications Production & Design Instructors and Advisors Awards and Accolades Contact English
The English Department’s creative writing courses at Pikes Peak State College helps students develop their imaginative and critical thinking skills. PPSC students have published their creative work in Parley, U. S. Represented, Caravel Literary Arts Journal, Manifest West, One Hundred Voices, Right-Hand Pointing, Tempered Steel, Zeroflash, and more! Whether you’re an interested beginner or an experienced writer, creative writing courses at PPSC will help you discover and refine your voice. These courses are under the Division of Mathematics and English umbrella.
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