English, Associate in Arts (AA)
Associate Degree Graduation Requirements
Complete all of the following:
- All Department Requirements listed below with a “C” or better or “P” in each course (at least 20% of the department requirements must be completed through SBCC).
- One of the following three General Education options:
- OPTION 1: A minimum of 18 units of SBCC General Education Requirements (Areas A-D) and Institutional Requirements (Area E) and Information Competency Requirement (Area F) OR
- OPTION 2: IGETC Pattern OR
- OPTION 3: CSU GE Breadth Pattern
- A total of 60 degree-applicable units (SBCC courses numbered 100 and higher).
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all units attempted at SBCC.
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in all college units attempted.
- A minimum of 12 units through SBCC.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Department Requirements | ||
| ENG 110 | Composition and Reading | 4 |
| or ENG 110H | Composition and Reading, Honors | |
| ENG 111 | Critical Thinking and Composition Through Literature | 3 |
| or ENG 111H | Critical Thinking and Composition Through Literature, Honors | |
| Select 9 units from the following: | 9 | |
| Survey of British Literature: 800-1798 1 | ||
or ENG 221H | Survey of British Literature 800-1798, Honors | |
| Survey of British Literature: 1798-Present 1 | ||
or ENG 222H | Survey of British Literature: 1798-Present, Honors | |
| American Literature: Pre-Colonization to 1865 1 | ||
| American Literature: 1865-present 1 | ||
or ENG 226H | American Literature, Honors | |
| World Literature: Ancient Times to 16th Century 1 | ||
| World Literature: 17th Century to Present 1 | ||
| Contemporary Fiction | ||
| Contemporary Women Writers | ||
| Contemporary Dramatic Literature | ||
| Introduction To Poetry | ||
| Literature And Film | ||
| Shakespeare | ||
| Select 8 units from the following: | 8 | |
| History of Art, Prehistoric to Gothic | ||
or ART 103H | History of Art, Prehistoric to Gothic, Honors | |
| History of Art, Renaissance to Modern | ||
or ART 104H | History Of Art, Renaissance To Modern, Honors | |
| African-American And Afro-Caribbean Literature In The U.S. | ||
| Introduction To Mexican Literature | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| History of the U.S. to 1877 | ||
| History of the U.S. Since 1865 | ||
or HIST 102H | History Of The U.S. Since 1865, Honors | |
| History of Western Civilization | ||
| History of Western Civilization | ||
or HIST 113H | History Of Western Civilization: 1600 To Present, Honors | |
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
or PHIL 100H | Introduction to Philosophy, Honors | |
| History Of Philosophy: Ancient | ||
| History of Philosophy: Modern | ||
| General Psychology | ||
or PSY 100H | General Psychology, Honors | |
| Theatre Appreciation | ||
| Total Units | 24.00 | |
| 1 | Strongly recommended. |
A foreign language is strongly recommended.
- Analyze college-level texts, both non-fiction and fiction.
- Write coherent thesis-driven prose.
- Gather, evaluate and synthesize information to produce a correctly-documented research paper.
- Revise written work as part of the writing process.
- Describe and evaluate literary elements and genres.