Transfer Issues19. Will English courses at CCCCD transfer to four-year colleges and universities?
19. Yes, credit English courses at CCCCD will transfer to four-year institutions. All credit English courses at CCCCD utilize the Texas Common Course Numbering System (e.g. ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302, etc.), a system that provides a shared, uniform set of course designations for students and their advisors to use in determining both course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis.
20. Why is it an advantage to earn an Associate's degree at CCCCD before transferring to a four-year college or university?
20. Earning an Associate's Degree has many advantages for students. Perhaps the main advantage is the Guarantee for Transfer Credit agreement that CCCCD has with other colleges and universities. CCCCD guarantees to its students who have met the requirements for its Associate of Arts/Associate of Science degree and students who have met the 60 credit-hour transfer plan the transferability of those course credits to the Texas colleges and/or universities that participate in the Guarantee for Transfer Credit program. For more information, check the current CCCCD College Catalog.
21. May I "major" in English at CCCCD?
21. Students may earn an Associates of Arts degree with an emphasis in English by talking all the courses in the AA core curriculum plus twelve credit hours of English from the list of recommended English electives (see page 54 of the current CCCCD College Catalog).
22. If I do not do well in an English class, may I re-take the class in order to earn a higher grade?
22. Yes, a student may retake a course once to try to earn an improved grade. Even though the former grade remains on a transcript, only the most recent grade is averaged in the G.P.A. Thus, a student may improve his/her G.P.A. (grade point average) by retaking a course.
23. I have satisfied the freshman rhetoric requirement at Texas A & M. May I come to CCCCD this summer to take a sophomore literature class before returning to Texas A & M in the fall?
23. Students who are pursuing degrees from other institutions frequently take courses at CCCCD while home during the winter or summer break to transfer back to that institution. If a full-time student at Texas A&M, for example, has satisfied the freshman rhetoric requirement, then yes, that student may take a sophomore literature course at CCCCD. The student needs to bring a copy of his/her degree plan and transcript to the English Dean for approvals to take the sophomore course.