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The Associate in Arts in English for Transfer degree is a curricular pattern designed specifically to transfer students as English majors with junior status to the CSU system. Though the Associate in Arts in English for Transfer also provides broad general preparation for English majors entering any four-year university, students must consult the specific requirements of any non-CSU campus to which they are applying. Students earning the Associate in Arts in English for Transfer will analyze, interpret, and synthesize diverse texts in order to construct well-supported academic arguments and literary analysis, and they will encounter interpretive questions to which there are multiple plausible answers. Students earning this degree will also have exposure to a variety of literary genres and periods and will be able to illustrate a basic understanding of the ways that literature can embody cultural, intellectual, and artistic trends.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• Think critically about and interpret literature, employing language and methods of literary analysis to construct interpretive arguments and to address the ways that literature invites multiple interpretive possibilities.
• Write essays of literary analysis effectively supported by effectively integrated, interpreted, and relevant textual evidence.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how cultural history informs and is informed by literature.

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Associate in Art for Transfer Degree

The Associate in Art in English for Transfer degree will be awarded upon completion of 60 California State University (CSU) transferable units including the above major requirements and the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) requirements and with a minimum grade point average of 2.0. All courses in the major must be completed with a grade of 'C' or better (or a 'P' if taken as Pass/No Pass).