# English (AA-T Degree)

Berkeley City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: English

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##### Program Description

Berkeley City College's English AA-T serves students with a wide variety of goals, including transfer to U.C., C.S.U., or other four-year institutions. They will learn high-level skills in essay composition and literary analysis.

This Associate Degree for Transfer is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor’s degree in the field of English or a similar major at a CSU campus.  Students completing this degree are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus.  Students should consult with a counselor for more information on specific university major admission and transfer requirements.  Students who complete an ADT and transfer to a similar major at a CSU are guaranteed a pathway to finish their baccalaureate degrees in 60 semester or 90 quarter units.

To obtain this Associate Degree for Transfer, students must complete:

-   60 units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University
-   A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0
-   A grade of “C” or "P" or better in all courses required for the major
-   A minimum of 18 semester units in the major
-   The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)

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##### Career Opportunities

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Transfer to a 4-year university with a major in English or a related discipline.

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##### Learning Outcome(s)

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1.  Write well organized, well developed, effective, well edited, logically sound, and clear essays
2.  Apply active reading strategies in order to critically analyze texts
3.  Effectively analyze literature — fiction, poetry, drama, and creative non-fiction — in light of historical context, critical theories, and formal elements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required Courses:** | | 19 |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| ENGL C1002 | Introduction to Literature | 4 |
| ENGL 85A | Literature in English Through Milton | 4 |
| ENGL 85B | Literature in English: Late 17th through Mid-19th Century | 4 |
| ENGL 85C | Literature in English: Mid-19th through the 20th Century | 4 |
| **Choose one of the following courses:** | | 3 |
| ENGL 17A | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 17B | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 50 | Multicultural American Literature | 3 |