ENGLISH AND LITERATURE
Associate of Arts Degree Literature · Rio Hondo College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Description
This degree focuses on language and literature as forms of cultural expression with specific historical influences. Some of the courses focus on reading and writing about literary texts; others focus on genre studies and the structure of language. A third area of coursework emphasizes significant writers, literary works, and cultural movements that are most important to a particular time period. By completing specific general education courses, this program fulfills many of the requirements and foundation courses for transfer to baccalaureate English and literature majors but does not fulfill all transfer requirements for specific baccalaureate degree programs. (See a counselor for major preparation from specific four-year institutions).
To acquire the Associate of Arts in English and Literature, students must complete the required major courses below with a grade of "C" or better or of “P” if the course was taken on a Pass/No Pass basis, along with either of the following: Rio Hondo College General Education (RHC GE) or California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC). California State University General Education-Breadth (CSU GE) or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) may be used in some cases; please see a counselor for details.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 12.5 | |
| ENGL C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing (formerly ENGL 201) | 3.5 |
| orENGL C1001H | Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors (formerly ENGL 201H) | 3.5 |
| ENGL C1002 | Introduction to Literature (formerly LIT 102) | 3 |
| orENGL C1002H | Introduction to Literature - Honors (formerly LIT 102H) | 3 |
| LIT 146A | British Literature through 1785 | 3 |
| orLIT 146AH | British Literature through 1785 Honors | 3 |
| LIT 146B | British Literature after 1785 | 3 |
| orLIT 146BH | British Literature after 1785 Honors | 3 |
| Choose three courses from the list below: | 9 | |
| ENGL 125 | Grammar and Usage | 3 |
| ENGL 126 | Languages of the World | 3 |
| ENGL 127 | Language Structure and Language Use: Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| orENGL 127H | Language Structure and Language Use: Introduction to Linguistics Honors | 3 |
| ENGL 131 | Creative Writing | 3 |
| LIT 112A | American Literature through 1865 | 3 |
| orLIT 112AH | American Literature through 1865 Honors | 3 |
| LIT 112B | American Literature after 1865 | 3 |
| orLIT 112BH | American Literature after 1865 Honors | 3 |
| LIT 114 | Children’s and Adolescent Literature | 3 |
| orLIT 114H | Children’s and Adolescent Literature Honors | 3 |
| LIT 117 | Mexican Literature in Translation | 3 |
| orLIT 117H | Mexican Literature in Translation Honors | 3 |
| LIT 130 | Women and Literature | 3 |
| orLIT 130H | Women and Literature Honors | 3 |
| LIT 140 | Introduction to the Novel | 3 |
| orLIT 140H | Introduction to the Novel Honors | 3 |
| LIT 141 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 |
| orLIT 141H | Introduction to Poetry Honors | 3 |
| LIT 142 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| orLIT 142H | Introduction to Shakespeare Honors | 3 |
| LIT 144A | World Literature: Antiquity through the 16th Century | 3 |
| orLIT 144AH | World Literature: Antiquity through the 16th Century Honors | 3 |
| LIT 144B | World Literature: 16th Century to the Present | 3 |
| orLIT 144BH | World Literature: 16th Century to the Present Honors | 3 |
| LIT 145 | Introduction to the Short Story | 3 |
| orLIT 145H | Introduction to the Short Story Honors | 3 |
| LIT 147 | Cinema as Literature | 3 |
| orLIT 147H | Cinema as Literature Honors | 3 |
| LIT 148 | Introduction to Dramatic Literature | 3 |
| orLIT 148H | Introduction to Dramatic Literature Honors | 3 |
| LIT 149 | Introduction to Chicana/o/x Literature | 3 |
| orLIT 149H | Introduction to Chicana/o/x Literature Honors | 3 |
| Total | 21.5 | |