State Control Number: 33082
Program Code: ENGL.CALGETC.AA-T
Program Length: 24 months
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: Yes
Students completing an Associate in Arts in English for Transfer degree will be prepared to transfer into the UC and CSU systems to complete a baccalaureate degree in English or similar major. Upon completion of this degree, students will be able to read critically and analyze a variety of college level texts (such as: non-fiction, fiction, drama, and poetry) within the conventions of language, genre, and rhetoric; analyze, evaluate, synthesize and document a variety of sources to support written arguments; draft, revise, and submit an effective essay, project, or oral presentation with attention to purpose, coherence, voice, language, and mechanical conventions.
To earn this degree complete the major coursework listed here with “C” grades or higher and the following graduation requirements:
- 60 CSU transferable units;
- the Cal-GETC pattern; and
- 2.0 minimum overall CSU GPA.
Courses used in the major may also be counted in the general education areas. Courses used for this major may also be used to earn other degrees at VVC.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core: | 7.0 | |
| Critical Thinking and Writing and Composition and Literature 1 | ||
| List A: | 6.0 | |
| Select two courses. | ||
| Survey of American Literature 1600-1865 | ||
| Survey of American Literature 1865 to Present | ||
| Survey of British Literature Early Medieval-Neoclassics | ||
| Survey of British Literature Romantic Period to 20th Century | ||
| World Literature Ancient-Early Renaissance | ||
| World Literature Renaissance-Modern | ||
| List B: | 3.0 | |
| Select one course. Or any List A course not already used. | ||
| Modern Fiction | ||
| Poetry | ||
| Chicanx and Latinx Literature | ||
| African American Literature | ||
| Native American Literature | ||
| Children's Literature | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| List C: | 3.0-5.0 | |
| Select one course. Or any List A or List B course not already used. | ||
| Fiction Writing I | ||
| Fiction Writing II | ||
| Poetry Writing I | ||
| Poetry Writing II | ||
| American Sign Language I | ||
| American Sign Language II | ||
| American Sign Language III | ||
| American Sign Language IV | ||
| Elementary French | ||
| Elementary French | ||
FREN 103 | ||
FREN 104 | ||
| Elementary Spanish | ||
| Fundamentals of Spanish 101A | ||
| Fundamentals of Spanish 101B | ||
| Elementary Spanish | ||
| Intermediate Spanish | ||
| Intermediate Spanish | ||
| Total Units | 19-21 | |