Associate of Arts - English - Transfer Degree

There are three types of English courses: • Composition & reading • Literature & creative writing • Student support courses

Composition courses are designed to develop one's ability to write, read, and think critically at a college level. English 100 is required to get an Associate of Arts for Transfer (AA) degree, and some students take English 95 to prepare for English 100.There is also a co-requisite course, English 100S.

Literature courses teach students to appreciate, analyze, and write about novels, short stories, poetry and drama. Creative writing courses focus on writing short stories, poetry, and/or plays. Student support courses include English 85 (Introduction to College Reading) and English 83 (Clarity and Style in Academic Writing).

The Associate in Arts in English for Transfer at Los Medanos College is designed to prepare students to transfer and study at a California State University. The program requires a minimum of 18 units lower division work in English and is combined with the California State General Education Pattern to prepare students to take upper division courses at a California State University. Students obtaining a degree must earn a minimum 2.0 GPA for all course work and achieve a minimum of a C or higher for all major course work.

Students may complete lower division courses in critical thinking, literature, journalism, drama, humanities, or creative writing, having some choice for major preparation to earn a degree in English with a specific emphasis.