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Degree Transfer Degree
Areas of Study Language Arts

English AA-T Degree

Associate in Arts for Transfer | SC Program: AA-T.1007

Being a highly effective communicator in the English language is important in every aspect of our lives because it allows people to communicate in a manner that enables the sharing of ideas.  Being able to communicate effectively through reading, writing and speaking will enhance the ability to become successful in any career.

The Associate in Arts in English for Transfer degree introduces students to English or English Education study and preparation, including critical analysis and the appreciative understanding of literary works in diverse socio-historical, intellectual, and cultural contexts, such as Romanticism or the Harlem Renaissance. 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.

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Map your education by viewing the program map for the degree or certificate you’re interested in earning below. Meet with a counselor to create your official comprehensive education plan.

A program map shows all the required and recommended courses you need to graduate and a suggested order in which you should take them. The suggested sequence of courses is based on enrollment and includes all major and general education courses required for the degree.

Fall Semester, First Year

16 Units Total
ENGL C1000
GE 4
Academic Reading and Writing
ENGL C1000
Units 4
Note: For students who would benefit from further instruction and individual support while taking their first college-transfer level English course, ENGL C1000E is a recommended alternative to ENGL C1000.

In this course, students receive instruction in academic reading and writing, including writing processes, effective use of language, analytical thinking, and the foundations of academic research. An argumentative research essay is required for the successful completion of the course. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
Alternative Courses
  • Cal-GETC 1A Cal-GETC Area 1A - English Composition
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COMM C1000
GE 3
Introduction to Public Speaking
COMM C1000
Units 3
In this course, students learn and apply foundational rhetorical theories and techniques of public speaking in a multicultural democratic society. Students discover, develop, and critically analyze ideas in public discourse through research, reasoning, organization, composition, delivery to a live audience and evaluation of various types of speeches, including informative and persuasive speeches. This course may be taught in a distance education format.
Alternative Courses
  • Cal-GETC 1C Cal-GETC Area 1C - Oral Communication
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SOC 3
GE 3
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
SOC 3
Units 3
This course is an introduction to the basic statistical methods and analyses commonly used in the behavioral sciences. Topics include descriptive and inferential statistics; levels and types of measurement; measures of central tendency and dispersion; normal, t, and chi-square distributions; probability and hypothesis testing; and correlation and regression. Applications of statistical software to the behavioral sciences and/or other social science data is required. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
Alternative Courses
  • Cal-GETC 2 Cal-GETC Area 2
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Cal-GETC 4
GE 3
Cal-GETC Area 4 - Social Sciences
Cal-GETC 4
Units 3
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ENGL 31
M 3
Creative Writing
ENGL 31
Units 3
Advisory: Essay-writing skills and eligibility to enroll in a transfer-level English Composition course, or English Placement Level 6 or higher

In this course, students learn the craft and principles of dramatic narrative and poetry through a variety of short assignments. A final project may be written in any field of interest: short story, article, movie/TV script, stage play, or book. Analysis and lecture are presented both for those desiring to write experimentally, and for those interested in the demanding world of publication. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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Spring Semester, First Year

16 Units Total
Cal-GETC 5A
GE Lab 4
Cal-GETC Area 5A - Physical Sciences w/ Lab
Cal-GETC 5A
Units 4
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Cal-GETC 4
GE 3
Cal-GETC Area 4 - Social Sciences
Cal-GETC 4
Units 3
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ENGL C1002
GE M 3
Introduction to Literature
ENGL C1002
Units 3
In this course, students are introduced to works by diverse authors and major literary genres, developing close reading and analytical writing skills. Students also develop appreciation for and critical understanding of the cultural, historical, and aesthetic qualities of literature. This course emphasizes the development of critical thinking skills, developing arguments about literary works and the critical reception of those works. In discussion and writing, students will examine arguments as such, learning to identify sound as well as fallacious reasoning in critical assessments of literature. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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THTR 1
GE M 3
Introduction to Theatre Arts
THTR 1
Units 3
This course is a survey of Theatre Arts, theatre history, playwrights, practitioners, genres, production methods, dramatic structure, performance style, plays, terminology, history, criticism, and stagecraft. Students will develop an appreciation for the theatre arts through lectures, play reading, viewing, critiquing, and participating in college productions. This course fulfills the Arts requirement for General Ed Transfer. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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ENGL 13B
GE M 3
Survey of English Lit-Romantic to Pres
ENGL 13B
Units 3
This course is the second part of the basic two-semester English Literature survey course, commonly offered in the sophomore year at colleges and universities. It involves the intensive study of and reading and writing upon representative masterpieces of the literary history of England from the Romantic period to the present. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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Fall Semester, Second Year

15 Units Total
Cal-GETC 5B
GE 3
Cal-GETC Area 5B - Biological Sciences
Cal-GETC 5B
Units 3
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ENGL C1001
GE M 3
Critical Thinking and Writing
ENGL C1001
Units 3
In this course, students receive instruction in critical thinking for purposes of constructing, evaluating, and composing arguments in a variety of rhetorical forms, using primarily non-fiction texts, refining writing skills and research strategies developed in ENGL C1000 Academic Reading and Writing (or C-ID ENGL 100) or similar first-year college writing course. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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ENGL 11A
GE M 3
Survey Amer Lit-Precolonial to Civil War
ENGL 11A
Units 3
The course involves a study of representative authors in the literary history of the United States from the precolonial period to the Civil War. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
Alternative Courses
  • ENGL 10A World Literature (to 1650)
  • ENGL 13A Surv of English Lit Through Neoclassism
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ENGL 16
GE M 3
Poetry
ENGL 16
Units 3
This is an intensive course analyzing the techniques and forms of poetry in English with stress on the genre. Interpretation and appreciation are the primary goals. Emphasis is on extensive reading for pleasure and various types of writing, including analytical, responsive, and experiential, as well as group experiences in listening. In addition, this course seeks to equip the college literature student to understand literary materials in a new way. The course includes a number of written exercises. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
Alternative Courses
  • ENGL 36 Children's Literature
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ELCT
3
Elective - see counselor for options
ELCT
Units 3
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Spring Semester, Second Year

13 Units Total
Cal-GETC 6
GE 3
Cal-GETC Area 6 - Ethnic Studies
Cal-GETC 6
Units 3
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ENGL 11B
GE M 3
Survey American Lit-Civil War to Present
ENGL 11B
Units 3
The course involves a study of representative authors in the literary history of the United States from the Civil War to the present day. This course may be offered in a distance education format.
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ELCT
3
Elective - see counselor for options
ELCT
Units 3
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ELCT
4
Elective - see counselor for options
ELCT
Units 4
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60

Total Units

Please see a counselor to discuss options for meeting general education requirements for transfer to California State Universities (CSU) and/or University of California (UC) campuses, as well as any specific additional courses that may be required by your chosen institution of transfer.

*Alternative Courses: Please see a Shasta College counselor for alternative course options. You can also view the following to find other courses to meet degree/certificate requirements:

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