Students wishing to enroll in the Creative Writing program must complete a formal application; contact Program Director.
Required Courses:
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ENG210 may be substituted for CRW150 with permission of Program Director.
CRW150 Introduction to Creative Writing (3) OR
CRW155 Bilingual Creative Writing (3) 3
CRW200 must be repeated for a total of two (2) credits.
CRW200* Readings for Writers (1) 2 CRW201* Portfolio (1) 1 Students must complete six (6) credits from Series I and nine (9) credits from Series II in consultation with a Program Director.
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Series I:
Students must complete two (2) of the following courses for a total of six (6) credits.
CRW120 Introduction to Writing
Children’s Literature 3 CRW160 Introduction to Writing Poetry 3 CRW170 Introduction to Writing Fiction 3 CRW172 Introduction to Comic Book
Writing 3 CRW180 Introduction to Writing Nonfi ction 3 CRW190 Introduction to Screenwriting 3 THE118 Playwriting 3 Series II:
Students must complete three (3) of the following courses for a total of nine (9) credits.
CRW202* Th e Writer as Witness 3
CRW203* Dialogue 3
CRW204* Journaling 3 CRW220* Intermediate Writing Children’s
Literature 3
CRW251 Topics in Creative Writing 3 CRW260* Intermediate Poetry Writing 3 CRW261* Topics in Writing: Poetry 3 CRW270* Intermediate Fiction Writing 3 CRW271* Topics in Writing: Fiction 3 CRW272* Planning and Structuring the
Novel 3
CRW273* Writing the Novel 3 CRW274* Revising the Novel 3 CRW275* Writing the Mystery Story 3 CRW281* Topics in Writing: Non-Fiction 3 CRW290* Intermediate Screenwriting 3 CRW291* Topics in Writing: Plays 3
Restricted Electives:
3
COM243 Interpreter’s Th eatre 3 CRWxxx* Any CRW Creative Writing prefi xed course not listed
under Required Courses area. 1-3 ENG235 Magazine Article Writing 3 ENG236* Magazine Writer’s Workshop 3 ENG/THE260 Film Analysis 3 ENHxxx* Any ENH English Humanities prefi xed course 3 HUM/THE210 Contemporary Cinema 3
Certifi cate(s) or Degree(s) Awarded:
Academic Certifi cate in:
Creative Writing (24 credits)
Students must earn a grade of “C” or better for all courses required within the program.
Minimum GPA 2.00
Creative Writing
Students are encouraged to see an Academic Advisor for CRW prefi xed course selections that are currently being off ered at Rio Salado College.
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Allied Health or Nursing Assumption of Risk/Release of Liability
Most of the allied health or nursing program pathways include a program of study in a clinical training environment that may contain exposures to risks inherent in patient-oriented educational experiences (such as but not limited to bodily injury or communicable and infectious diseases). Students enrolling in clinical educational courses will be asked to sign a statement assuming all risks inherent in their coursework.
Use of Confi dential Information
Students enrolled in allied health or nursing program pathways will have learning experiences in a health care setting where they will have access to confi dential information. Prior to beginning any clinical studies, the students will be asked to sign an agreement to adhere to the requirements of those clinical sites and applicable law, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
Allied Health or Nursing Program College Attendance
As the allied health or nursing programs are integrated across the Maricopa Community Colleges, college of attendance requirements for the completion of the healthcare program pathways can be met through the completion of coursework taken at all Maricopa Community Colleges and Skills Centers.
MCCCD Required Background Checks
Students enrolled in an MCCCD allied health or nursing program are required to complete and pass clinical learning experiences, working with children, elderly persons, and other vulnerable populations. MCCCD’s major clinical agency partners now mandate that any college students assigned to them for clinical experiences submit to a comprehensive background clearance prior to entering such learning experiences. Because the clinical experience portion of the programs is critical to completing a program of study, MCCCD has instituted two specifi c background check requirements in order for a student to enroll in a program on or aft er September 1, 2011. First, the student must obtain, at his or her own cost, a Level I Fingerprint Clearance Card from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Precluding off enses for a Level I card can be found in Arizona Revised Statute § 41-1758.07 (http://www.azleg. gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/41/01758- 07.htm&Title=41&DocType=ARS). Additionally, students must also obtain a “pass” status on a MCCCD supplemental background check from MCCCD’s authorized background check contractor. Th e student must also pay for this background check. Th e supplemental check will be based on the most stringent standards of MCCCD’s clinical experience partners.
Th e sole program for which the background check requirements are diff erent is the Emergency Medical Technician program. For that program, students must have obtained a Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card from the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Th ey are also required, at the time of their clinical assignments, to submit to, pay for and pass any additional background check requirements of the clinical agencies to which their EMT program places students.
Certain licensing boards may require a separate background check or clearance card upon application for licensure or certifi cation.