Title: Associate in Arts in English for Transfer - Major #5305
Award Type: Associate in Arts (AA-T) Degree for Transfer
Effective Semester: 2026 Fall Semester
Description:

The Associate in Arts in English for Transfer degree is designed for students who plan to complete a bachelor's degree in a similar major at a CSU campus. A degree in English is considered a rigorous, complementary education for careers in the legal field, editing, interpreting, translation, and teaching at the K-12 and college levels. To earn the Associate in Arts in English for Transfer degree, students must complete a maximum of 60 required semester units of CSU-transferable coursework, including the Cal-GETC requirements and 18 semester units within the major. Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA, including grades of C (or 'P') or higher in each course taken to fulfill the major. Local graduation requirements are not required for the transfer degree. For more information on university admission and transfer requirements, students should consult with a counselor.

Term 1
Units: 13.0-15.0
Cal-GETC Area 1A - English Composition
4.0
Cal-GETC Area 4 - Social and Behavioral Sciences - Recommend POLS C1000 and/or HIST C1001 or C1002 for CSU graduation requirement.
3.0
Cal-GETC Area 5B - Biological Sciences - Area 5A or 5B must have a lab component to satisfy this area.
3.0-5.0
Cal-GETC Area 6 - Ethnic Studies
3.0
Term 2
Units: 13.0-17.0
Cal-GETC Area 1C - Oral Communication
3.0
Cal-GETC Area 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
3.0-5.0
Cal-GETC Area 3A - Arts
3.0
ENGL C1001 and C1002 OR ENGL C1003
4.0-6.0

NOTE: If ENGL C1001 and ENGL C1002 are taken only 2 courses will be required from list B and C. If ENGL C1003 is taken 3 courses will be needed from list B and C.

ENGL C1003
Critical Thinking and Writing through Literature (Historical)
4.0
OR
ENGL C1001 - Critical Thinking and Writing and ENGL C1002 - Introduction to Literature
6.0
ENGL C1001
Critical Thinking and Writing (Historical)
3.0

Satisfies Cal-GETC area 1B

AND
ENGL C1002
Introduction to Literature (Historical)
3.0

Satisfies Cal-GETC area 3B

ENGL C1001 satisfies Cal-GETC GE Area 1B, ENGL C1002 satisfies Cal-GETC GE Area 3B

Term 3
Units: 6.0
Cal-GETC Area 4 - Social and Behavioral Sciences - Recommend POLS C1000 and/or HIST C1001 or C1002 for CSU graduation requirement.
3.0
Major Course Section A (Part 1)
3.0

ENGL 46B or ENGL 48B will be planned in term 3 and will be based on which class was taken this term. 

ENGL 46A
English Literature to 1800 (Active)
3.0
OR
ENGL 48A
Introduction to American Literature to 1865 (Historical)
3.0

Satisfies Cal-GETC area 3B

Major Course Section B
3.0
ENGL 12
The Bible as Literature (Active)
3.0
ENGL 14
Folklore (Active)
3.0
ENGL 15A
Creative Writing: Poetry (Active)
3.0
ENGL 15B
Creative Writing: Fiction (Active)
3.0
ENGL 15D
Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction (Active)
3.0
ENGL 17 or ENGL 17 - African-American Literature
3.0
AFRAM 17
African-American Literature (Historical)
3.0
ENGL 17
African-American Literature (Active)
3.0
African-American Literature
3.0
ENGL 17
African-American Literature (Historical)
3.0
OR
AFRAM 17
African-American Literature (Historical)
3.0
ENGL 20
Asian American Literature (Historical)
3.0
ENGL 32
Children's Literature (Active)
3.0
ENGL 36 - Women's Literature
3.0
ENGL 36
Women's Literature (Historical)
3.0
OR
WSTS 36
Women's Literature (Historical)
3.0
ENGL 42 or HUMAN 42 - Classic Myths
3.0
ENGL 42
Classic Myths (Historical)
3.0
OR
HUMAN 42
Classic Myths (Historical)
3.0
ENGL 44A
Survey of World Literature to the Mid-Seventeenth Century (Active)
3.0
ENGL 44B
Survey of World Literature from Mid-Seventeenth Century to 1950 (Active)
3.0
ENGL 45
Contemporary World Literature (Active)
3.0
ENGL 46A
English Literature to 1800 (Active)
3.0
ENGL 46B
English Literature from 1800 to the Present (Active)
3.0
ENGL 47
Introduction to Shakespeare (Active)
3.0
ENGL 48A
Introduction to American Literature to 1865 (Active)
3.0
ENGL 48B
Introduction to American Literature 1865 to the Present (Active)
3.0
Elective (Only if needed to reach 60 transferable units)
 
Term 4
Units: 9.0-11.0
Cal-GETC Area 5A - Physical Sciences - Area 5A or 5B must have a lab component to satisfy this area.
3.0-5.0
Major Course List A (Part 2) Choose the second sequence course from Term 3
3.0
ENGL 46B
English Literature from 1800 to the Present (Historical)
3.0
OR
ENGL 48B
Introduction to American Literature 1865 to the Present (Historical)
3.0
Major Course Section B or C
3.0

Select 1 course (3 units) from Section B or C. If ENGL C1003 was selected in term 2 an additional course (3 units) will be needed from Section B. 

Major Course Section B:
54.0
ENGL 12
The Bible as Literature (Active)
3.0
ENGL 14
Folklore (Active)
3.0
ENGL 15A
Creative Writing: Poetry (Active)
3.0
ENGL 15B
Creative Writing: Fiction (Active)
3.0
ENGL 15D
Creative Writing: Creative Nonfiction (Active)
3.0
ENGL 17 or ENGL 17 - African-American Literature
3.0
ENGL 17
African-American Literature (Active)
3.0
OR
AFRAM 17
African-American Literature (Historical)
3.0
ENGL 20
Asian American Literature (Active)
3.0
ENGL 32
Children's Literature (Active)
3.0
ENGL 36 or WSTS 36 - Women's Literature
3.0
ENGL 36
Women's Literature (Active)
3.0
OR
WSTS 36
Women's Literature (Historical)
3.0
HUMAN 42 or ENGL 42 - Classic Myths
3.0
ENGL 42
Classic Myths (Active)
3.0
OR
HUMAN 42
Classic Myths (Active)
3.0
ENGL 44A
Survey of World Literature to the Mid-Seventeenth Century (Active)
3.0
ENGL 44A
Survey of World Literature to the Mid-Seventeenth Century (Active)
3.0
ENGL 45
Contemporary World Literature (Active)
3.0
ENGL 46A
English Literature to 1800 (Active)
3.0
ENGL 46B
English Literature from 1800 to the Present (Active)
3.0
ENGL 47
Introduction to Shakespeare (Historical)
3.0
ENGL 48A
Introduction to American Literature to 1865 (Active)
3.0
ENGL 48B
Introduction to American Literature 1865 to the Present (Active)
3.0
Major Course Section C:
3.0
ENGL 15C
Creative Writing: Playwriting (Active)
3.0
OR
TA 15C
Creative Writing: Playwriting (Active)
3.0
OR
ENGL 40
Themes in Literature (Active)
3.0
ELECTIVE (Only if needed to reach 60 transferable units)
 
Total: 41.0-49.0