English, AA-T | Victor Valley College

State Control Number: 33082
Program Code: ENGL.CSUGE.AA-T or ENGL.IGETC.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 better and the following graduation requirements: 60 CSU transferable units; Cal-GETC pattern; and a 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.

Course List
Code	Title	Units
Required Courses
ENGL 102.0	Composition and Literature	3.0
or ENGL 102H	Honors Composition and Literature
ENGL 104	Critical Thinking & Composition	3.0
or ENGL 104H
List A
Select two courses from the following:		6.0
ENGL 230	Survey of American Literature 1600-1865
ENGL 231	Survey of American Literature 1865 to Present
ENGL 240	World Literature Ancient-Early Renaissance
ENGL 241	World Literature Renaissance-Modern
ENGL 245	Survey of British Literature Early Medieval-Neoclassics
ENGL 246	Survey of British Literature Romantic Period to 20th Century
List B
Select one course from the following, or any List A course not already used:		3.0
ENGL 220	Modern Fiction
ENGL 225	Poetry
ENGL 232	Chicanx and Latinx Literature
ENGL 233	African American Literature
ENGL 234	Native American Literature
ENGL 235	Children's Literature
ENGL 247	Shakespeare
List C
Select one course from the following, or any List A or B course not already used:		3.0-5.0
ENGL 210A	Fiction Writing I
ENGL 210B	Fiction Writing II
ENGL 211A	Poetry Writing I
ENGL 211B	Poetry Writing II
ASL 122	American Sign Language I
ASL 123	American Sign Language II
ASL 124	American Sign Language III
ASL 125	American Sign Language IV
FREN 101	Elementary French
FREN 102	Elementary French
SPAN 101	Elementary Spanish
SPAN 101A	Fundamentals of Spanish 101A
SPAN 101B	Fundamentals of Spanish 101B
SPAN 102	Elementary Spanish
SPAN 103	Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 104	Intermediate Spanish
Total Units		18-20

Suggested Plans of Study

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ENGL.CSUGE.AA-T

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Units
ENGL 101.0	English Composition and Reading	4.0
Select one course from Major, List C		3.0
HLTH 102	Contemporary Problems in Personal and Community Health	3.0
CSU GE Area A1 – Oral Communication		3.0
CSU GE Area C1 – Arts		3.0
	Units	16
Spring
ENGL 102.0	Composition and Literature ¹	3.0
ENGL 104	Critical Thinking & Composition ¹	3.0
ENGL 231 or ENGL 241 or ENGL 246	Survey of American Literature 1865 to Present or World Literature Renaissance-Modern or Survey of British Literature Romantic Period to 20th Century	3.0
CSU GE Area B4 – Mathematics		3.0
CSU GE Area B1 – Physical Science		3.0
	Units	15
Second Year
Fall
ENGL 230 or ENGL 240 or ENGL 245	Survey of American Literature 1600-1865 or World Literature Ancient-Early Renaissance or Survey of British Literature Early Medieval-Neoclassics	3.0
ENGL 233 or ENGL 247	African American Literature or Shakespeare	3.0
POLS 102	Introduction to American Government And Politics	3.0
CSU GE Area B2 – Life Science		3.0
CSU GE Area B3 – Lab Activity		1.0
CSU Transferable Elective		3.0
	Units	16
Spring
ENGL 220 or ENGL 225 or ENGL 232 or ENGL 234 or ENGL 235	Modern Fiction or Poetry or Chicanx and Latinx Literature or Native American Literature or Children's Literature	3.0
HIST 117 or HIST 118 or HIST 153 or HIST 155	History of U.S to 1876 or History of U.S From 1876 or African American History or Women in U.S. History	3.0
ETH 101 or ETH 102	Introduction to Chicana/o Studies or Introduction to African American Studies	3.0
CSU GE Area C1 or C2 – Arts or Humanities		3.0
CSU Transferable Elective		1.0
	Units	13
	Total Units	60

ENGL.IGETC.AA-T

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Units
ENGL 101.0	English Composition and Reading	4.0
Select one course from Major, List C		3.0
HLTH 102	Contemporary Problems in Personal and Community Health	3.0
IGETC Area 1C – Oral Communication		3.0
IGETC Area 3A – Arts		3.0
	Units	16
Spring
ENGL 102.0	Composition and Literature ¹	3.0
ENGL 104	Critical Thinking & Composition ¹	3.0
ENGL 231 or ENGL 241 or ENGL 246	Survey of American Literature 1865 to Present or World Literature Renaissance-Modern or Survey of British Literature Romantic Period to 20th Century	3.0
IGETC Area 2 – Mathematical Concepts & Quantitative Reasoning		3.0
IGETC Area 5A – Physical Sciences		3.0
	Units	15
Second Year
Fall
ENGL 230 or ENGL 240 or ENGL 245	Survey of American Literature 1600-1865 or World Literature Ancient-Early Renaissance or Survey of British Literature Early Medieval-Neoclassics	3.0
ENGL 233 or ENGL 247	African American Literature or Shakespeare	3.0
POLS 102	Introduction to American Government And Politics	3.0
IGETC Area 5B – Biological Sciences		3.0
IGETC Area 5C – Laboratory Activity		1.0
CSU Transferable Elective		3.0
	Units	16
Spring
ENGL 220 or ENGL 225 or ENGL 232 or ENGL 234 or ENGL 235	Modern Fiction or Poetry or Chicanx and Latinx Literature or Native American Literature or Children's Literature	3.0
HIST 117 or HIST 118 or HIST 153 or HIST 155	History of U.S to 1876 or History of U.S From 1876 or African American History or Women in U.S. History	3.0
ETH 101 or ETH 102	Introduction to Chicana/o Studies or Introduction to African American Studies	3.0
IGETC Area 3A or 3B – Arts or Humanities		3.0
CSU Transferable Elective		1.0
	Units	13
	Total Units	60

¹: Double counts for Major and General Education.