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English, Associate in Arts Degree

Banner Code: 1_AA_ENGL

Control Number: 04017

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Complete eighteen (18) units from the following and the Associate in Arts graduation requirements as outlined in the Graduation Requirements section of the catalog. If a student chooses this degree option, a plan must be developed with a counselor and placed on file prior to petitioning for graduation.

Program Outcomes

  1. Students will analyze, evaluate, and create their own fiction and/or non-fiction texts.
  2. Students will critically analyze and compare literature from various cultures demonstrating an understanding of how life functions in the literary, social, and moral worlds

Review Graduation Requirements and General Education

Course Title Units
Required Core
ENGL A101/A101HCritical Reasoning: Fiction4
Select two of the following:6
American Literature Before the 20th Century
American Literature in the 20th Century
World Literature Through Renaissance
World Literature Since Renaissance
Survey of British Literature Before 1800
Survey of British Literature After 1800
Restricted Electives
Select a minimum of nine units from Required Core courses not already used or from the following list:9
Narrative Journalism
Introduction to Creative Writing
Short Story Workshop
The Bible As Literature
Children's Literature
Introduction to Science Fiction
Film As Literature
Race, Culture, and Identity in Literature
California Literature
Popular Fiction
Contemporary Literature
Women Writers
World Mythology
Shakespeare
Introduction to Literary Theory
Minimum Program Major Units19
AA General Education Option 1, 2, or 3 Varies
Transferable electives as needed to satisfy unit requirementVaries
Total Units60

Program Sequence

These sequences at Orange Coast College are general course curriculum maps for students to finish all major and general education requirements for two-year completion of degrees, and/or fulfillment of transfer requirements. The course sequence may include course prerequisites and other placement requirements. Students are advised to meet with an Orange Coast College Counselor to review course selections and sequences to ensure that completion of this program will meet a student's transfer and career goals.

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
Semester 1Units
ENGL A100 Freshman Composition 3
PSCI A180
American Government
or American Government Honors
3
OCC AA GE AREA C1 - CHOOSE ONE 1 2-4
Select one of the following or satisfy Math competency (completion of High School Algebra 2 with a "C" or better): 3-4
Intermediate Algebra (or higher) 2
or Combined Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
ELECTIVE (DEGREE APPLICABLE) 3
 Units14-17
Semester 2
ENGL A101
Critical Reasoning: Fiction
or Critical Reasoning: Fiction Honors
4
HIST A170
History of the United States to 1876
or History of the United States to 1876 Honors
or History of the United States Since 1876
or History of the United States Since 1876 Honors
3
OCC AA GE AREA C2 - CHOOSE ONE 1 .5-4
ENGLISH CORE SELECTIONS (See Requirements) 6
 Units13.5-17
Summer
AA Global/Multicultural Requirement - CHOOSE ONE 3 3
ELECTIVE (DEGREE APPLICABLE) 4
 Units7
Year 2
Semester 1
OCC AA GE AREA B with lab - CHOOSE ONE 4 4
OCC AA GE AREA D2 - CHOOSE ONE 3
RESTRICTED ELECTIVE - CHOOSE ONE (See Requirements) 3
ELECTIVE (DEGREE APPLICABLE) 3
 Units13
Semester 2
OCC AA GE AREA D3 - CHOOSE ONE 3
OCC AA GE AREA E1 - CHOOSE ONE 5 .5-4
OCC AA GE AREA E2 - CHOOSE ONE 5 1
RESTRICTED ELECTIVE - CHOOSE TWO (See Requirements) 6
ELECTIVE (DEGREE APPLICABLE) 6 2
 Units12.5-16
 Total Units60-70
1

OCC AA Area C requires a minimum of 3 units to include one course from C1 and one course from C2

2

Math A030 or higher OR take 3-4 degree applicable elective units if math competency was met through completion of High School Algebra 2 with a "C" or better; *100-level Math courses satisfy AA Math Requirement and OCC AA GE AREA A2 

3

OCC AA Global/ Multicultural required if not already taken in other GE areas, refer to AA Graduation Requirement webpage; if requirement is fulfilled, take degree applicable elective units

4

OCC AA GE AREA B - 4 units required if taken with lab; 6 units required if lecture only courses 

5

OCC AA GE AREA E requires a minimum of 3 units to include one course from E1 and one course from E2.

6

VARIES TO REACH MINIMUM 60 DEGREE APPLICABLE UNITS