English

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