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Students graduating with an Associate in Arts in English for Transfer Degree are well positioned to complete a Bachelor’s Degree in a similar major within the California State University system with 60 units of upper-division coursework. Students who complete the English AA-T degree are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus or major. Students must maintain a minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework. While a minimum 2.0 is required for CSU admission, some majors may require a higher GPA. Please consult a counselor for more information.

The English program provides a core curriculum that instills critical thinking tools (including literary theories and terminology) for both practicing and studying writing, knowledge of historical and aesthetic contexts, and appreciation of geographic and cultural diversity. This background serves all English majors whether their emphasis at the CSU level will ultimately be the study of literature, rhetoric and non-fiction writing, or creative writing. The English program recognizes that all these areas of the major inform one another.

All the required courses in the program foster strong writing skills and are crucial in developing the proficiency and knowledge necessary for students who will ultimately use the major for teaching at the K-12 or community college level, literary scholarship at the graduate level, entering the legal professions, for creative writing, or for non-fiction essay writing in literary, business, and scientific journals.

Program Outcome

1. Students will be eligible and prepared for admission (SB 1440 and Education Code 66746) to California State University system schools.

Associate Degree for Transfer Requirements

The following is required for all AA-T or AS-T degrees:

1. Minimum of 60 CSU-transferable semester units.
2. Minimum GPA of at least 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework. While a minimum of 2.0 is required for admission, some majors require a higher GPA. Consult with a counselor for more information.
3. Completion of a minimum of 18-semester units in the major as detailed in the Degree and Certificate section of this catalog. All courses in the major must be completed with a grade of C or better.
4. Certified completion of the California State University General Education-Breadth pattern (CSU General Education Breadth — Option 2) OR the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC — Option 3).

Course List

Course	Title	Units
Required Courses
Core Courses
ENGL A101/A101H	Critical Reasoning: Fiction	4
List A
Select two of the following:		6
ENGL A150/A150	American Literature Before the 20th Century
ENGL A151/A151H	American Literature in the 20th Century
ENGL A160/A160H	World Literature Through Renaissance
ENGL A161/A161H	World Literature Since Renaissance
ENGL A270/A270H	British Literature To 1800
ENGL A275/A275H	British Literature After 1800
List B
Select two of the following: 1		6
ENGL A119	Introduction to Creative Writing
ENGL A141/A141H	The Bible As Literature
ENGL A143/A143H	Children's Literature
ENGL A152/A152H	Race, Culture, and Identity in Literature
ENGL A173/A173H	Women Writers
ENGL A176/A176H	World Mythology
ENGL A181/A181H	Shakespeare
List C
Select one of the following: 2		3
ENGL A121	Short Story Workshop
ENGL A122	Novel Writing I
ENGL A127	Scriptwriting
ENGL A147/A147H	Introduction to Science Fiction
ENGL A148/A148H	Film As Literature
ENGL A156/A156H	California Literature
ENGL A165	Introduction to Irish Literature
ENGL A170/A170H	Contemporary Literature
ENGL A187/A187H	Introduction to Literary Theory
ENGL A179/A179H	Introduction to Gender Issues in Literature and Film
ENGL A172	Unique Topics in Literature
Program Major Units		19
CSU or IGETC for CSU		37-39
Transferable electives as needed to satisfy unit requirement		Varies
Total Units		60

1	Complete six (6) units from List A not already used, or choose from the following list.
2	Complete three (3) units from List A or B not already used, or choose from the following list.