Sinclair Community College Associate of Arts in English

Articulation Agreement

  • Originating Institution: Sinclair Community College
  • Degree/Program: Associate of Arts in English
  • Target Institution and Campus: Miami University Regionals
  • Degree/Program: Bachelor of Arts in English Studies

Catalog Year: 2020-2021

Description

The Associate of Arts in English at Sinclair Community College partners well with the Bachelor of Arts in English Studies degree at Miami University.

The Bachelor of Arts in English Studies requires 36 credit hours. At least 18 of those hours must be earned at Miami, including the 12 of the final 30 credit hours. The matches below indicate specific courses you may be awarded after successfully completing those courses and transferring to Miami University.

Note: Neither Miami University nor the Sinclair Community College shall use the name, logo, likeness, trademarks, image or other intellectual property of either of the other parties for any advertising, marketing, endorsement or any other purposes without the specific prior written consent of an authorized representative of the other party as to each such use. Sinclair Community College may refer to the affiliation with Miami in public information materials regarding the relevant Program. Miami reserves the right to review and request modification of Sinclair Community College’s reference to Miami as necessary. Sinclair Community College may refer to the affiliation with Miami in its brochures and other public information materials having to do with the Program.

This agreement becomes effective upon its signing by both Colleges and will remain effective for a period of two years at which time it will be reviewed and may be renegotiated.

Advising Contacts

Sinclair Community College: 

Kate Geiselman, Chair and Professor of English | kathryn.geiselman@sinclair.edu

Miami University:

Marianne Cotugno, Professor of English | cotugnm@MiamiOH.edu

Tuition Information: One Stop for Student Success Services

Table 1: Sinclair Community College to Miami University Equivalencies
Sinclair College Miami University
Subject Code Course Number Course Title Credit Hours Subject Code Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Associate of Arts Elective 3 Course equivalency based on course completed at Sinclair 3
Ohio Transfer Module: Arts and Humanities Elective 3 Course equivalency based on course completed at Sinclair 3
Ohio Transfer Module: Mathematics Elective 3 Course equivalency based on course completed at Sinclair 3
Ohio Transfer Module: Natural and Physical Sciences Elective 6 Course equivalency based on course completed at Sinclair 6
Ohio Transfer Module: Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective 9 Course equivalency based on course completed at Sinclair 9

BIS

1120 Introduction to Software Applications 3 CIT 154 Personal Computer Concepts and Applications 3
ENG 1101 English Composition I 3 ENG 111 Composition and Rhetoric 3
ENG 1201 English Composition II 3 ENG 112 Composition and Literature 3
LIT

2201 OR

2202 OR

2211 OR

2212

British Literature I

British Literature II

American Literature I

American Literature II
6 ENG

272 OR

273 OR

275 OR

276

English Lit to 1660 or

English Lit 1660-1900 or

American Lit to 1900 or

American Lit 1900 to present

6
LIT 2220 Introduction to Literature 3 ENG 122 Popular Literature 3
LIT 2230 Great Books of the Western World 3 ENGT** 3
LIT 2234 Literature of Africa, Asia, & Latin America 3 ENGT** 3
LIT 2236 African American Literature 3 ENGT** 3
LIT 2217 Images of Women in Literature 3 ENGT** 3
SCC 1101 First Year Experience 1 EDL The University and the Student 1
COM

2206 OR

2211 OR
2225

Interpersonal Communication

Effective Public Speaking

Small Group Communication
3 STC Intro to Interpersonal Comm or Principles of Public Speaking or Small Group Communication 3
Language Elective 4 Course equivalency based on course completed at Sinclair 4
TOTAL CREDITS EARNED: 62 62

 

**These courses do not have Miami University equivalents; they will be recorded as “T” courses on the student’s transcript. With the assistance of their academic advisor, the student requests (through petition) for the ENGT** courses to count toward English Studies requirements as described below. Students can expect that ENGT courses will be counted as described here.

The following is an overview of the requirements in the 36 credit English Studies major at Miami University:

BA in English Studies Requirements:
CORE:
ENG 298 Intro to Literary and Cultural Studies (3 cr)
EGS 301 Writing and the Professions (3 cr)
ENG 495 Capstone (3 cr)

DISTRIBUTION:
Readings in Literary History: Survey and Genre (9 cr)
Studies in Writing (at least one at 300/400 level) (6 cr)
Multicultural Perspectives (6 cr)
Additional 300/400 level EGS not used above (6 cr)

Table 2 shows how students completing their coursework at Sinclair Community College will have completed 18 of 36 required credit hours in the major:

Table 2 How Sinclair Community College Courses Meet Miami University EGS Requirements
Sinclair Community College Course Miami University English Studies Requirement Met

LIT 2201 British Literature I or

LIT 2202 British Literature II or

LIT 2211 American Literature I or

LIT 2212 American Literature II

Readings in Literary History: Survey (6 credits). You can count two of these courses toward this requirement. Additional courses count as electives in the EGS major.

LIT 2220 Introduction to Literature

LIT 2230 Great Books of the Western World

Readings in Literary History: Genre (3 credits). You can count one of these courses toward this requirement. Additional courses count as electives in the EGS major.

ENG 1201 English Composition II

Studies in Writing (3 credits).

LIT 2234 Literature of Africa, Asia & Latin America

LIT 2217 Images of Women in Literature

LIT 2236 African American Literature

Multicultural Perspectives (6 credits). You can count two of these courses toward this requirement. Additional courses count as electives in the EGS major if not used in another area.


Students completing the Associate of Arts with an English pathway earn 64 credit hours that transfer to Miami University. Students completing the Ohio Transfer Module through their General Education credits will have completed Miami Plan Foundation I, II, III, IV, IV, and the Miami Plan Thematic Sequence.

At Miami University, transfer students will still need to complete: Intercultural Perspectives (3 credits), Experiential Learning (o credits), and Capstone (3 credits). These credits can be earned through completion of the major in English Studies. They will need to complete a total of 62 hours to reach the 124 required for the BA depending on what they have earned at Sinclair Community College.

Table 3 shows how a student completes the English Studies major having completed 12 of the required 36 credit hours through their coursework at Sinclair Community College. The table is merely a guide; student choices while at Sinclair Community College may require changes to how the student completes the degree at Miami University. In addition to the courses listed here, students will be expected to complete the required hours for graduation with a baccalaureate degree. Students are expected to meet with an advisor to discuss course selection and planning. 

Table 3 Suggested Sequence for Degree Completion for Sinclair College Graduate Who Has Completed OTM
Third Year
Miami University
Subject Code Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Fall Semester
ENG 298 Intro to Literary and Cultural Studies 3
Choose a 300 level course to meet the Studies in Writing Requirement 3
Choose a course to meet the Intercultural Perspectives requirement 3
Choose a free elective – students are encouraged to complete coursework toward a minor or a second major 3
Choose a free elective – students are encouraged to complete coursework toward a minor or a second major 3
Total Hours 15
Spring Semester
EGS 301 Writing and the Professions 3
EGS 3xx/4xx Choose an Advanced EGS course 3
Choose a free elective – students are encouraged to complete coursework toward a minor or a second major 3
Choose a free elective – students are encouraged to complete coursework toward a minor or a second major 3
Choose a free elective – students are encouraged to complete coursework toward a minor or a second major 3-4
Total Hours 16
Fourth Year
Miami University
Subject Code Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Fall Semester
EGS 3xx/4xx Choose an Advanced EGS course 3
Choose a free elective – students are encouraged to complete coursework toward a minor or a second major 3
Choose a free elective – students are encouraged to complete coursework toward a minor or a second major 3
Choose a free elective – students are encouraged to complete coursework toward a minor or a second major 3
Choose a free elective – students are encouraged to complete coursework toward a minor or a second major 3-4
Total Hours 16
Spring Semester
EGS 495 Capstone in English Studies 3
Choose a free elective – students are encouraged to complete coursework toward a minor or a second major 3
Choose a free elective – students are encouraged to complete coursework toward a minor or a second major 3
Choose a free elective – students are encouraged to complete coursework toward a minor or a second major 3
Choose a free elective – students are encouraged to complete coursework toward a minor or a second major 3
Total Hours 15
Hours completed at Miami 62

Information about the English Studies degree program can be accessed here:

http://miamioh.edu/regionals/academics/departments/llw/academics/majors/index.html

More information can be received by contacting the department via email, phone, or in person:

204B Rentschler Hall
Hamilton Campus
513-785-3232
llw@MiamiOH.edu

Students are encouraged to reach out to the department via email or phone with any questions they have about the program.