English

The English Program, administered by the English Department, leads to an Associate in Arts (AA) degree. Based on a foundational curriculum that introduces students to literary traditions, the program is organized around the English Department’s elective courses in literature, survey courses, as well as courses in creative and expository writing. The program also draws on LaGuardia’s strong curriculum in the Humanities and Social Sciences for relevant cross-listed courses. The English Program is designed to help students think critically, write persuasively, and understand the historical and contemporary importance of writing and literature in diverse cultural contexts. The program also provides students with the opportunity for exciting extracurricular activities. Students in the English Program are encouraged to participate in departmental and college-wide activities such as student and faculty poetry and fiction readings, as well as visits from former English majors currently working in a wide variety of fields. Publications such as The Lit and “The Bridge” offer students relevant experience with literary and journalistic writing. The English Program offers many paths for students, which can lead to careers as diverse as teaching, editing, publishing, journalism, public relations, medicine, law, and writing for television and film, among many other possibilities. The English Program’s curriculum has been developed in close consultation with both Queens College and John Jay College, and is designed to articulate fully with the English major at both schools. The credits in English offered at LaGuardia will all transfer to the English major and core writing requirements at both Queens College and John Jay College. Liberal Arts courses offered at LaGuardia will fulfill Queens College and John Jay College General Education requirements. Students who major in the English Program at LaGuardia may transfer as juniors to the English Major at Queens College and John Jay College.