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Associate in Arts for Transfer Language Arts · Shasta College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Program description
The Associate in Arts in English for Transfer degree introduces students to English or English Education study and preparation, including the appreciation and understanding of literary works through intellectual and cultural movements, such as Utilitarianism or the Aesthetic Movement, and historical and social changes. The Associate in Arts in English for Transfer degree is designed to provide students with a common core of lower division courses required to transfer and pursue a baccalaureate (4-year) degree in English in the CSU system.
This degree is approved through the California Community College Chancellor’s Office. Upon satisfactory completion of all degree requirements and filing an application for graduation with Admissions and Records, the student’s transcript will reflect completion of this degree.
Program learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this degree, the student should be able to:
- Define basic critical reasoning concepts; identify literary genres; and write effective, clear, and well-organized analytical arguments or literary analyses.
- Identify and discuss plot, conflict, setting, time frame, characters (protagonist and antagonist), dialogue, suspense, rising action, and denouement with works of literature in papers and on examinations.
- Identify and write about or discuss diction, syntax, figurative language, sound and rhythm, irony, and various poetic forms.
- Analyze and write about literature with an understanding of the historical and cultural contexts from which literary classics spring.
- Apply a variety of approaches to the analysis of literary works, including but not limited to historical, thematic, and formal approaches.
In addition to the 34-unit general education pattern for Cal-GETC, students must complete the core courses listed below for the Associate in Arts in English for Transfer Degree. Students must also obtain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 and a C or better in each major course, or a “P" if the course is taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.
Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required core | ||
| ENGL-C1002 | Introduction to Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-C1001 | Critical Thinking and Writing | 3 |
| LIST A (Choose two courses from the following) | 6 | |
| ENGL-10A | World Literature to 1650 | 3 |
| ENGL-10B | World Literature after 1650 | 3 |
| ENGL-11A | Survey of American Lit., Pre-Colonial to Civil War | 3 |
| ENGL-11B | Survey of American Literature, Civil War to Present | 3 |
| ENGL-13A | Survey of English Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-13B | Survey of English Literature | 3 |
| LIST B (Choose one course from the following) | 3 | |
| Any List A course not used above | ||
| ENGL-15 | Literature By and About Women | 3 |
| ENGL-16 | Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL-17 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL-18 | African American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-19 | A Survey of the Bible as Literature | 3 |
| ENGL-20 | World Mythology | 3 |
| ENGL-25 | Linguistics | 3 |
| ENGL-31 | Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENGL-36 | Children’s Literature | 3 |
| LIST C (Choose one course from the following) | 3-5 | |
| Any List A or B course not used above | ||
| ASL-2 | American Sign Language 2 | 4 |
| ASL-3 | American Sign Language 3 | 4 |
| ASL-4 | American Sign Language 4 | 4 |
| COMM-30 | Oral Interpretation | 3 |
| FREN-2 | French 2 | 5 |
| GERM-2 | German 2 | 5 |
| JAPN-2 | Japanese 2 | 5 |
| JAPN-3 | Japanese 3 | 5 |
| JAPN-4 | Japanese 4 | 5 |
| JOUR-27 | Newswriting and Reporting | 3 |
| SPAN-2 | Spanish 2 | 5 |
| SPAN-3 | Spanish 3 | 4 |
| SPAN-4 | Spanish 4 | 4 |
| THTR-1 | Introduction to Theatre | 3 |
| #May be used to fulfill Cal-GETC requirements. See a counselor. | ||
Associate in Arts in English for Transfer Degree Requirements
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Major | 18-20 | |
| General Education (Cal-GETC) | 34 | |
| Additional Electives | 12-17 | |
| Degree Total Will Not Exceed 60 Units | 60 | |
| Number will vary depending on units that double count. | ||