English Transfer Options

Complete your Associate of Arts in English at CNM and transfer to ENMU, NMHU, NMSU, UNM, or WNMU to earn your bachelor's degree.

University Requirements for Transfer

The following course clusters are the unique requirements for each transfer major. All courses listed can be completed as part of your associates degree.

Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU)

English

Catalog 2025-2027

  • ENGL 1110 - Composition I 
  • ENGL 1120 - Composition II 
  • ENGL 2610 - American Literature I
  • ENGL 2620 - American Literature II 
  • ENGL 2630 - British Literature I*
  • ENGL 2640 - British Literature II*
  • ENGL 1410 - Introduction to Literature**
  • SPAN 1110 - Spanish I***
  • SPAN 1120 - Spanish II**
    or SPAN 2110 - Spanish III**
    or SPAN 2120 - Spanish IV**

*Selecting this course will fulfill your Program Approved Elective Requirement and count toward your ENMU program requirements, helping you maximize your transfer credits.

**Selecting this course will fulfill your Arts and Science Requirement and count toward your ENMU program requirements, helping you maximize your transfer credits.

***Selecting this course will fulfill your Modern Language Requirement Elective and count toward your ENMU program requirements, helping you maximize your transfer credits.

New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU)

English

  • ENGL 1110 - Composition I
  • ENGL 1120 - Composition II
  • ENGL 2610 - American Literature I
  • ENGL 2620 - American Literature II
  • ENGL 2630 - British Literature I
  • ENGL 2640 - British Literature II
New Mexico State University (NMSU)

English Catalog 2025–2026

  • ENGL 1110 – Composition I
  • Modern Language Elective*

Please choose the following Program-Approved Elective course program requirements:

  • ENGL 2310 – Introduction to Creative Writing
  • ENGL 2610 – American Literature I
  • ENGL 2620 – American Literature II
  • ENGL 2630 – British Literature I
  • ENGL 2640 – British Literature II

To maximize transfer credits, we recommend selecting the following courses to fulfill the modern language requirement as part of your Arts and Sciences requirement:

  • FREN 1120 – French II
    or
  • SPAN 1120 – Spanish II
    or
  • PORT 1120 – Beginning Portuguese II
    or
  • SIGN 1120 – American Sign Language II

* Based on your selected Modern Language course, please complete the corresponding sequence listed under the Arts and Sciences suggestions to ensure alignment with transfer requirements.

University of New Mexico (UNM)

English

  • ENGL 1110 - Composition I
  • ENGL 1120 - Composition II
  • ENGL 2510 - Analysis of Literature

Please choose one of the following courses:

  • ENGL 2610 - American Literature
  • ENGL 2630 - British Literature I
  • ENGL 2650 - World Literature I

Please choose one of the following courses:

  • ENGL 2620 - American Literature II
  • ENGL 2640 - British Literature II
  • ENGL 2660 - World Literature II
Western New Mexico University (WNMU)

English  
Literature Concentration

  • ENGL 1410 - Introduction to Literature
  • ENGL 2110 - Traditional Grammar
  • ENGL 2310 - Introduction to Creative Writing

Learn About the English Program at CNM

The English program covers many ways to create, organize, present, and exchange information. Earn an Associate of Arts in English and pursue work as a Proofreader, Technical Writer, and more.