To earn an English AA-T degree, students must complete:

  1. Certified completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following:
    • The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC- CSU) or the California State University General Education-Breadth Requirements.
    • A minimum of 18 semester units or 27 quarter units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by the community college district.
  2. Obtainment of a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on transfer courses.
  3. Obtainment of a “C or P” grade or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis. Although a "P" grade is allowed (Title 5, Section 55063), it is recommended that students take the course for a letter grade (A, B, or C) due to unit limitations on "P/NP" courses.
  4. Complete a minimum of 12 units in residency at the college granting the degree.

For more information, please contact the English department chair, Professor Eric Martinsen, at emartinsen@vcccd.edu or Dr. Marian Carraso Nugaray, the academic counselor assigned to English, at (805) 289-6208 or mcarrasco@vcccd.edu.

To determine when classes will be offered, please see the four-semester rotation of English AA-T courses.

REQUIRED CORE (4 units):

  • ENGL V01B Composition and Critical Thinking through Literature (4 units)

LIST A (6 units):

Select two (2) of the following courses:

  • ENGL V22A American Literature Before 1865 (3 units)
  • ENGL V22B American Literature Since 1865 (3 units) 
  • ENGL V21A British Literature Before 1800 (3 units)
  • ENGL V21B British Literature Since 1800 (3 units) 
  • ENGL V30 World Literature: Antiquity to 1650 (3 units) 
  • ENGL V31 World Literature: 1650 to Present (3 units)

LIST B (6 units):

Select two (2) of the following courses:

  • Any course from LIST A not already used (ENGL V21A, V21B, V22A, V22B, V30, or V31)  
  • ENGL V10 Creative Writing (3 units)
  • ENGL V11A Intermediate Creative Writing I (3 units)
  • ENGL V11B Intermediate Creative Writing II (3 units) 
  • ENGL V12 - Introduction to Media Writing (3 units)
  • ENGL V14 - Introduction to Creative Nonfiction (3 units)
  • ENGL V15 Introduction to Poetry (3 units)
  • ENGL V16 Introduction to Fiction (3 units)
  • ENGL V18 Introduction to Children's Literature and Film (3 units)
  • ENGL V23 Introduction to Dramatic Literature (3 units) 
  • ENGL V26 Introduction to Shakespeare (3 units)
  • ENGL V29A Aesthetics of Film I (3 units)
  • ENGL V29B Film as Literature II (3 units) 
  • ENGL V33 Introduction to African-American Literature (3 units)
  • ENGL V34 Introduction to Chicano Literature (3 units)
  • ENGL V35 Multicultural American Literature (3 units) 
  • ENGL V36 Women in Literature (3 units)

LIST C (3-5 units): 

Select one (1) of the following courses: 

  • Any course from LIST A or B not already used (ENGL V10, V11A, V11B, V15, V16, V18, V21A, V21B, V22A, V22B, V23, V26, V29A, V29B, V30, V31, V33, V34, V35, V36A, or V36B)  
  • Any language course other than English that is articulated to fulfill CSU-GE Area C or IGETC Area 3B.      
  • ANTH V5 Linguistic Anthropology: Culture and Communication (3 units)   
  • BUS V45 Business Communications (3 units)     
  • COMM V5 Oral Interpretation and Communication of Literature (3 units)                  
  • SPAN V20 Hispanic Literature in Translation (Same as: AES V31) (3 units)
  • THA V01 Theater Art Appreciation (3 units) 

Please refer to CSU General Education-Breadth Certification or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (may be found in the Counseling Office or in the VC Catalog on page 71 or 79).