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ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE WITH A
MAJOR IN ENGLISH

Course transfer requirements and electives for English majors may be different from course requirements and electives for English majors seeking the Associate Degree. Please check with a counselor or with the English Department for specifics.

Required Core Courses

Units

Select a minimum of 6 units from the following:

ENGL 100 Composition

3

ENGL 105 Intensive Composition

4

ENGL 110 Composition, Literature & Critical Thinking

3

ENGL 165 Critical Thinking/Adv. Composition

3

Plus a selection of 12 units from the following, 6 units of which must be literature courses:

ENGL 104 Applied English Skills for Cultural Production.

1-3

ENGL 161 Creative Writing I

3

ENGL 162 Creative Writing II

3

ENGL/LIT. 166 Women on Writing

.5

FILM 440 Film Study & Appreciation

3

JOUR 120 Writing and Reporting for the Media

3

JOUR 121 Adv. Writing & Reporting for the Media

3

LIT. 101 Contemporary Literature

3

LIT. 111 Short Story

3

LIT. 113 Intro to the Novel

3

LIT. 116 Introduction to World Literature

3

LIT 151 Shakespeare 3

LIT./ECE 191 Children's Literature

3

LIT. 225 Mirrors of Today: Contemp. Poetry

3

LIT. 251 Women in Literature

3

LIT. 265 Asian American Literature

3

LIT. 266 Black Literature

3

LIT. 267 Filipino American Literature

3

LIT. 370 Readings in Lit. of the Latino in the US

3

LIT. 373 Latin American Lit in Translation

3

LIT. 416 Modern European Lit in Translation

3

LIT. 432 Folklore

3

TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS IN MAJOR AREA

18

Plus General Education and other requirements for the Associate degree (refer to Associate Degree Requirements).

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ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE WITH A
MAJOR IN SPANISH

Required Core Courses

Units

SPAN 110 Elementary Spanish or

5

SPAN 111/112 Elementary Spanish I, II

6

SPAN 120 Advanced/Elementary Spanish or
SPAN 121/122 Advanced/Elementary Spanish I, II or
SPAN 220 Spanish for Spanish Speakers I

5
6
5

SPAN 130 Intermediate Spanish

3

SPAN 140 Advanced/Intermediate Spanish

3

SPAN 161 Readings in Spanish American Lit. I

3

SPAN 162 Readings in Spanish American Lit. II

3

TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS IN MAJOR AREA

22-24

Plus General Education and other requirements for the Associate degree (refer to Associate Degree Requirements).

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ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE WITH A
MAJOR IN SPEECH COMMUNICATION

Required Core Courses

Units

SPCH 100 Public Speaking

3

SPCH 120 Interpersonal Communication

3

SPCH 127 Argumentation

3

SPCH 130 Voice & Articulation

3

SPCH 140 Small Group Communication .

3

SPCH 150 Communicating Across Cultures

3

Plus a selection of 3 units from the following:

ENGL 110 Composition, Literature & Critical Thinking

3

ENGL 165 Critical Thinking/Adv. Composition

3

PHIL 200 Intro to Logic

3

SPCH 128 Forensics

.5-1

TOTAL REQUIRED UNITS IN MAJOR AREA

24

Plus General Education and other requirements for the Associate degree (refer to Associate Degree Requirements).

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