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ENG246: American Literature
ENG246: American Literature
Examines American literary traditions and texts from diverse time periods, genres, and authors. Analyzes literary works within their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. Emphasizes skills of close reading. Develops critical thinking and interpretive skills through discussion, interpretation, and analysis of these texts. This is a UCGS transfer course.
Overview

UCGS
UCGS Block II-Literature
The Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) is a 30-credit hour program where all courses shall be
transf...see moreThe Uniform Certificate of General Studies (UCGS) is a 30-credit hour program where all courses shall be
transferable and satisfy a lower-division general education requirement at any public institution of higher education. UCGS
courses may satisfy a general education requirement without having a specific course equivalent at the receiving institution.
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Hybrid
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Credits
3.0
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Department
English
Where Will This Course Transfer?

Institution | Identifier | Name | Notes | Level |
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Mountain Gateway Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Danville Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Eastern Shore Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Germanna Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Brightpoint Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Laurel Ridge Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
New River Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Northern Virginia Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Paul D. Camp Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | Courses which are determined to have outdated information and whose acceptance would not assure the student of having current skills may not be granted equivalency credit. | 2-Year |
Piedmont Virginia Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Rappahannock Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Southside Virginia Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Southwest Virginia Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Virginia Peninsula Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Tidewater Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Virginia Highlands Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Virginia Western Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Wytheville Community College | ENG246 | American Literature | 2-Year | |
Sweet Briar College | ENCW1XX | ENCW 100-Level Elective | 4-Year | |
Eastern Mennonite University | GENED100 | General Education | Literature | 4-Year |
James Madison University | ENG222 | Genre(s) [C2L] | 4-Year | |
Longwood University | ENGL215 | Histories & Cultures | 4-Year | |
Richard Bland College | ENGL299 | Special Topics in English | 2-Year | |
Roanoke College | ENGL220 | Special Topics | 4-Year | |
The University of Virginia's College at Wise | ENG3130 | TOPICS IN AMERICAN LITERATURE | 4-Year | |
Virginia Wesleyan University | ENG284 | American Literature | *excluding Fair Transfer Guarantee for qualifying Associates Degrees | 4-Year |
Mary Baldwin University | ENGELCT | Transfer elective. Department must approve credits to apply towards English major or minor. | 4-Year | |
George Mason University | ENGH202 | Texts and Contexts | 4-Year | |
Norfolk State University | ENG341 | Survey of American Literature I | 4-Year | |
William & Mary | ENGL207 | American Lit: Themes & Issues | 4-Year | |
Old Dominion University | ENGL114L | AMER WRITERS, AMER EXPERIENCES | 4-Year | |
University of Mary Washington | ENGLNOTMJ | Elective | NOTMJ indicates this is not a major elective. General elective credit will apply to the overall credits needed to graduate. | 4-Year |
Appalachian College of Pharmacy | PreReq17 | Elective (Humanities/Fine Art/Literature) | Completion of 2 Humanities/FineArt/Literature courses required. | 4-Year |
Marymount University | EN162 | American Voices | 4-Year | |
Bridgewater College | ENG203 | American Literature: From the Colonial Period Through the 19th Century | 4-Year | |
Bluefield College | ENG4503 | Special Topics in Literature | GE HUM will be satisfied. | 4-Year |
Ferrum College | ENG205 | American Literature I | 4-Year | |
Regent University | ENGL203 | Lit of the US:Civil War-21stCe | 4-Year | |
Randolph College | XXXX0000 | TRANSFER CREDIT PLACEHOLDER | Transferred credits apply only toward total credit hours required for graduation. | 4-Year |
Virginia Commonwealth University | ENGL205 | AMERICAN LITERATURE I | 4-Year | |
Averett University | GHMELEC | General Elective | GEHUM Gen Ed | 4-Year |
Emory & Henry College | ENGL255 | Major Us Writers I | 4-Year | |
Randolph-Macon College | ENGL030 | Collegiate & Major Credit | 4-Year |
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