English
A.A.-T Degree English · Antelope Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog
The Associate in Arts in English for Transfer (AA-T) degree offers students a program of study exploring the cultural aspects and aesthetic features of textual expression. Authorial persona and performance, reader response and interpretation, literary traditions, critical approaches, and interdisciplinary analyses are some of the contexts studied. Students will enhance their own expressive and reasoning abilities as they examine the social role and impact of narrative, expository, and visual texts. The Associate in Arts in English for Transfer (AA-T in English) degree meets the requirements of SB 1440 for Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT). These degrees are intended to make it easier for students to transfer to California State University campuses but do not exclude admittance to other colleges or universities. To earn the Associate in Arts in English for Transfer (AA-T in English) degree a student must complete the following: - Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of degree-applicable courses - A minimum of 18-semester units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district - Completion of the Cal-GETC pattern - Minimum grade of “C” (or “P”) for each course in the major - Minimum overall grade point average of 2.0
Program Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| English AA-T: Complete all of the following | 18 | |
| Required Courses | 6 | |
| ENGL C1002 or ENGL C1002H | 3 | |
| ENGL C1002 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENGL C1002H | Introduction to Literature - Honors | 3 |
| ENGL C1001 or ENGL C1001H | 3 | |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| ENGL C1001H | Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors | 3 |
| Required Electives A | 6 | |
| ENGL 221 | American Literature 1400-1865 | 3 |
| ENGL 222 | American Literature 1865-Present | 3 |
| ENGL 225 | English Literature 800-1750 | 3 |
| ENGL 227 | English Literature 1750-Present | 3 |
| ENGL 230 | World Literature 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 231 | World Literature 2 | 3 |
| Required Electives B | 3 | |
| OR Any LIST A course not already used. | 3 | |
| ENGL 114 | Creative Writing | 3 |
| Required Electives C | 3 | |
| OR Any LIST A or B course not already used. | 3 | |
| ENGL 235 | Shakespeare and Culture | 3 |
| ENGL 242 | Studies in Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 253 | African American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 253H | African American Literature Honors | 3 |
| ENGL 256 | Latinx/e Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 257 | Ethnic Studies: Native American Studies in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 259 | Gender and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 265 | Film and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 279 | Science Fiction and Dystopian Literature | 3 |
Recommended Pathway
English AA-T
Term 1 (14 units)
- Any Cal-GETC GE Area 1C (3)
- MATH110 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students (3)
- ART100 - Art Appreciation (3)
- ENGLC1000 - Academic Reading and Writing (4)
- General Elective (1)
Term 2 (15 units)
- ENGL222 - American Literature 1865-Present (3)
- ENGLC1002 - Introduction to Literature (3)
- ENGL231 - World Literature 2 (3)
- GEOL101 - Physical Geology (3)
- POLSC1000 - American Government and Politics (3)
Term 3 (16 units)
- ENGL221 - American Literature 1400-1865 (3)
- ANTH101 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology (3)
- ANTH101L - Biological Anthropology Lab (1)
- ENGLC1001 - Critical Thinking and Writing (3)
- ENGL257 - Ethnic Studies: Native American Studies in Literature (3)
- PSYCC1000 - Introduction to Psychology (3)
Term 4 (15 units)
- OR Any LIST A course not already used. (3)
- ENGL114 - Creative Writing (3)
- General Elective (3)
- General Elective (3)
- General Elective (3)
- General Elective (3)