Academic Catalog

English, AA-T

Program Description

The Associate in Arts in English for Transfer degree is designed to prepare students for transfer to California State Universities (CSUs). Students who complete the Associate in Arts in English for Transfer degree will be ensured preferential transfer status to a CSU as English majors and/or majors in related disciplines. The Associate in Arts in English for Transfer degree requirements will fulfill the lower division major requirements at many CSUs. Students are advised, however, to meet with a counselor to assess the course requirements for a specific CSU.

The Associate in Arts in English for Transfer degree will enable students to develop a strong foundation in critical reading, writing, and thinking, literary analysis and research methods, and will also offer a wide variety of elective courses in English and other related fields for students to develop a broad knowledge base of literary reading and writing that will prepare them for the requirements of upper-division coursework in English.

Learn more about the program on the English website.

Program Learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to compose a thesis-based essay that clearly communicates a logical, evidence-supported argument.
  • Students will demonstrate, in writing, comprehension and critical analysis of college-level texts.

Units Required

  • Major: 27-34

Associate Degree Requirements

Associate in Arts in English for Transfer requires completion of a minimum of 90 units to include:

  • CSU General Education Breadth Requirements or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)1 (49-58 units) (full certification is required)
  • Core and support courses (27-34 units, of which 19-23 units may satisfy the GE requirement)
  • Transferable electives necessary to meet the 90-unit minimum requirement
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Important Note: Although it is possible to fulfill the requirements for the Associate Degree for Transfer by completing the IGETC for UC pattern, admission to CSU requires completion of an Oral Communication course (IGETC Area 1C; CSU GE Area A-1); therefore, students who plan to transfer to CSU should complete this course as part of their GE or elective units.

Note: All courses pertaining to the major must be completed with a grade of "C" (or "P") or better. In addition, the student must obtain a minimum GPA of 2.0.

Core and Support Courses 

Core Courses
Select one of the following options:5-9
Option 1
ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING
HONORS ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING
INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE
Option 2
COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
HONORS COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
Support Courses
List A
Complete two courses from List A:10
SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I: BEOWULF TO THE LATE 18TH CENTURY
HONORS SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE I: BEOWULF TO THE LATE 18TH CENTURY
SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II: THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TO THE PRESENT
HONORS SURVEY OF BRITISH LITERATURE II: THE ROMANTIC PERIOD TO THE PRESENT
SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1865
HONORS SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I: BEGINNINGS TO 1865
SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II: 1865 TO THE PRESENT
HONORS SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II: 1865 TO THE PRESENT
List B
And complete two courses from List B (or any course from List A not used above):8-10
INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
HONORS INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE 1
INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE
WOMEN WRITERS
LATINO/A LITERATURE
LITERATURE INTO FILM
SCIENCE FICTION LITERATURE: REIMAGINEERING REALITY
ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
List C
And complete one course from List C (or any course from List A or B not used above):4-5
LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY
COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE 1
HONORS COMPOSITION, CRITICAL READING & THINKING THROUGH LITERATURE
ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING 1
HONORS ARGUMENTATIVE WRITING & CRITICAL THINKING
LOUD & QUEER: LITERATURE OF SEXUAL/GENDER IDENTITY
LITERATURE & THE ENVIRONMENT
ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE: LITERATURE OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY
TRAVELING THE WORLD THROUGH CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE
GOTHIC & HORROR LITERATURE
UNMASKING COMICS: THE DAWN OF THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
DETECTIVE & MYSTERY FICTION
LITERATURE OF PROTEST
CALIFORNIA LITERATURE: GOLDEN STATE CULTURES, GEOGRAPHIES & HISTORIES
WORLD MYTHS IN LITERATURE ARTS & FILM
HONORS WORLD MYTHS IN LITERATURE ARTS & FILM
INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I
INTRODUCTION TO REPORTING & NEWSWRITING
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE
HISTORY OF DRAMATIC LITERATURE: CLASSICAL TO MOLIERE
Total Units27-34
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If not used to satisfy the core requirement.