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English AA-T Degree

Full Time

This program roadmap represents one possible pathway to complete the program. Please see a counselor to create an education plan that is customized to meet your needs. This roadmap is not a guarantee of course availability or financial aid applicability.

Catalog:: 2025-26
GE Pattern:: Cal-GETC
Total Units:: 60

First Year

Semester 1

15 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	GE AREA
GE	ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing or	3	1A
GE	ENGL C1000H ^H Academic Reading and Writing - Honors	3	1A
GE	MATH 300 Introduction to Mathematical Ideas	3	2
GE	any Area 1C (Oral Communication) course	3	1C
GE	any Area 3A (Arts) course	3	3A
Elec	any transferable elective course	3

Semester 2

16 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	Prerequisites	GE AREA
RE	ENGWR 303 Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking Through Literature	4	ENGL C1000 or C1000H	1B
RE	ENGLT 321 American Literature II	3	ENGL C1000	3B
GE	any Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences) course (from 2 academic disciplines)	3		4
GE	any Area 5A (Physical Sciences) course	3		5A
Elec	any transferable elective course	3

Second Year

Semester 3

14 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	Prerequisites	GE AREA
RE	ENGLT 304 Introduction to Poetry	3
RE	ENGLT 310 English Literature I	3	ENGL C1000 or C1000H
GE	any Area 5B (Biological Sciences) course	3		5B
GE	any Area 5C (Science Lab) course ¹	1		5C
Elec	any transferable elective course	3
Elec	any transferable elective course	1

¹The Area 5C (Science Lab) course must correspond with either the Area 5A (Physical Sciences) or Area 5B (Biological Sciences) course.

Semester 4

15 Units

CAT.	COURSE	UNIT	Prerequisites	GE AREA
RE	ENGLT 311 English Literature II	3	ENGL C1000 or C1000H
RE	ENGCW 400 Creative Writing	3
GE	any Area 4 (Social & Behavioral Sciences) course (from 2 academic disciplines)	3		4
GE	any Area 6 (Ethnic Studies) course	3		6
Elec	any transferable elective course	3

Explanation of Categories
GE	General Education	A course that fulfills a specific general education requirement for a degree, which can be replaced with another course that meets the same requirement
Elec	Degree Elective	A degree-applicable course that is part of a degree roadmap to ensure that there is a total of at least 60 units, which is a requirement for an associate degree
RE	Restricted Elective	A course selected from a list of elective courses specified for this program in the course list in the catalog, which can be replaced with another course from the same list

Transfer path

Potential Transfer Majors:

English B.A.

Potential Career/Options After Completing a Bachelor's Degree:

education, law, journalism, publishing, marketing, or business

Advising Notes:

Students can substitute ESLW 340 for ENGL C1000/C1000H (formerly known as ENGWR 300/480).
Transferable Elective Courses: any elective courses numbered 300-499, or having a 4-digit number starting with C.
ENGLT 310, 311, and 321 require a lot of reading so should not be taken in the same semester, if possible.

Other Notes to Students Preparing to Transfer:

See ASSIST.ORG for the transfer requirements of the institution to which you plan to transfer.
The CSU system requires every student receiving a bachelor\'s degree to be knowledgeable about the Constitution of the United States, American history, and state and local government. This requirement is generally known as the American Institutions requirement. Students can complete this requirement at ARC before transferring. The list of approved courses can be found on the ARC website.

Honors Courses (H):

Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better who complete 15 or more units of Honors coursework earn an Honors Transfer Certificate and can take advantage of honors-to-honors transfer agreements with highly selective colleges and universities, both public and private.

Published April 15, 2025

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