English for Transfer
About
The Associate Degree for Transfer in English teaches students how to analyze, interpret, and synthesize diverse texts to construct well-supported academic arguments and literary analyses. Students will encounter interpretive questions to which there are multiple plausible answers.
The Associate in Arts for Transfer in English program allows students to complete lower division courses in preparation to pursue a bachelor's.
Choose the courses that fulfill your transfer and educational goals. Suggested courses may vary to fulfill general education (GE) pattern requirements.
Moreno Valley College offers associate degrees for transfer, guaranteeing admission as a junior to a local CSU with an aligned bachelor degree program.
Overview
This is a 19 unit program of study, not counting general education transfer requirements. Students may choose to fulfill the CSUGE or IGETC general education pattern requirements depending on where they plan to transfer to.
- With CSUGE Requirements: MAA648
- With IGETC Requirements: MAA649
California Community Colleges offer associate degrees for transfer to the CSU. These may include Associate in Arts (AA-T) or Associate in Science (AS-T) degrees. These degrees are designed to provide a clear pathway to a CSU major and baccalaureate degree. California Community College students who are awarded an AA-T or AS-T degree are guaranteed admission with junior standing somewhere in the CSU system and given priority admission consideration to their local CSU campus or to a program that is deemed similar to their community college major. This priority does not guarantee admission to specific majors or campuses.
Students who have been awarded an AA-T or AS-T are able to complete their remaining requirements for the 120-unit baccalaureate degree within 60 semester or 90 quarter units. To view the most current list of Moreno Valley College Associate Degrees for Transfer and to find out which CSU campuses accept each degree, visit I Can Go to College. Students are encouraged to meet with a MVC counselor to review their options for transfer and to develop an educational plan that best meets their goals and needs.
This program can be completed in 2 years, or 4 semesters (fall/spring). Students can decrease their semester course load by taking some required classes during the winter and summer terms instead.
Program completion within this time frame is dependent on the number of units enrolled per term and course availability. Full-time students are recommended to take 12-15 units per term. Meet with a counselor to develop your Student Educational Plan (SEP), determine the appropriate general education pattern and work/life/school balance.
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- Think critically about and interpret literature, employing language and methods of literary analysis to construct interpretive arguments and to address the ways that literature invites multiple interpretive possibilities.
- Write essays of literary analysis effectively supported by integrated, interpreted, and relevant textual evidence.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how cultural history informs and is informed by literature.
Total Units Required: 19
Core Courses
| Course Number | Course Name | Units |
| ENG-1B*/1BH* | Critical Thinking and Writing/Honors | 4 |
| Choose from List A | 6 | |
| Choose from List B | 6 | |
| Choose from List B | 3 | |
List A: Choose 6 Units
| Course Number | Course Name | Units |
| ENG-6* | British Literature I: Anglo-Saxon through Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| ENG-7* | British Literature II: Romanticism through Modernism/Post-Modernism | 3 |
| ENG-14* | American Literature I: Pre-Contact through Civil War | 3 |
| ENG-15* | American Literature II: 1860 to the Present | 3 |
| ENG-40* | World Literature I: From Ancient Literatures to the Seventeenth Century | 3 |
| ENG-41* | World Literature II: Seventeenth Century through the Present | 3 |
* Courses may be double-counted within CSUGE or IGETC.
List B: Choose 6 Units
| Course Number | Course Name | Units |
| Any course from List A not already used | 3 | |
| ENG-11* | Creative Writing | 3 |
| ENG-16* | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
List C: Choose 3 Units
| Course Number | Course Name | Units |
| Any course from List A and List B not already used | 3 | |
| COM-7 | Oral Interpretation of Literature | 3 |
| ENG-9* | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG-10 | Special Studies in Literature | 3 |
| ENG-20* | Survey of African American Literature | 3 |
| ENG/HUM-23* | The Bible as Literature | 3 |
| ENG-25* | Latinx Literature of the United States | 3 |
| ENG-30* | Children’s Literature | 3 |
| ENG-35* | Women in Literature | 3 |
| JOU-1 | Introduction to Journalism | 3 |
| JOU-20A | Newspaper: Beginning | 3 |
Associate Degree Program Map
Program maps provide suggested courses to take term-by-term based on your desired degree or certificate award. Academic counselors can customize your educational plans to meet your transfer and career goals.
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Major
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CSUGE A2
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IGETC 1A
Choose one:
- MAT 12/12H – Statistics/Honors
- PSY/SOC 48 – Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
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CSUGE B4
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IGETC 2
Choose one:
- BIO 16 – Human Reproduction and Sexual Behavior
- BIO 35/HES 1 – Health Science
- EAR 20 – Child Growth and Development
- PSY 9 or 10 – Developmental Psychology or Personal and Social Adjustment
- PSY 33 – Theories of Personality
- SOC 12 – Marriage and Family Relations
- GUI 47 or 48 – Career and Life Exploration or College Success Strategies
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CSUGE E
A degree-applicable elective. Suggested:
- ENG 23 – The Bible As Literature
- ENG 35 – Women in Literature
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Major
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CSUGE C2
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IGETC 3B
Student Tasks
- Meet with a counselor to complete your student education plan
- Explore career paths with VitaNavis
- Explore career resources
- Find internship and apprenticeship opportunities
- Attend career workshops
- Get help with job searches, resume building, and interviews
Any 3-unit course fulfilling physical science requirements. Suggested:
- GEG 1/1H – Physical Geography
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CSUGE B1
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IGETC 5A
Suggested: GEG 1L – Physical Geography Lab
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CSUGE B3
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IGETC 5C
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Major
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CSUGE A3
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IGETC 1B
Choose one:
- ENG 7 – British Literature II: Romanticism through Modernism/Post-Modernism
- ENG 15 – American Literature II: 1860 to the Present
- ENG 30 – Children's Literature
- ENG 41 – World Literature II: Seventeenth Century through the Present
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Major
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CSUGE C2
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IGETC 3B
Choose one:
- ENG 9 – Introduction to Shakespeare
- ENG 20* –Survey of African American Literature
- ENG 25** – Latino Literature of the United States
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Major
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CSUGE C2
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IGETC 3B
Choose one:
- ETS 2/HIS 31 – Introduction to Chicana/o/x Studies
- HIS 6/6H – United States History to 1877/Honors
- HIS 7/7H – United States History from 1865/Honors
- HIS 14 – African American History I
- HIS 34 – History of Women in the United States
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CSUGE D
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IGETC 4
* Offered every even-numbered spring
** Offered every odd-numbered spring
Student Tasks
- Meet with a counselor to update your student education plan
- Explore transfer resources
- Research transfer institutions
- Attend transfer workshops
- Start planning for transfer
Suggested:
- COM 1 – Public Speaking/Honors
- COM 6 – Small Group Communication
- COM 9/9H – Interpersonal Communication
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CSUGE A1
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IGETC 1C
Choose from: ENG 6, ENG 11, ENG 14, ENG 16, ENG 40, ENG 41. Suggested:
- ENG 11 – Creative Writing
- ENG 16 – Introduction to Linguistics
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Major
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CSUGE C2
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IGETC 3B
Choose from: ENG 6, ENG 11, ENG 14, ENG 16, ENG 40, ENG 41. Suggested:
- ENG 14 – American Literature I: Pre-Contact through Civil War
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Major
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CSUGE C2
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IGETC 3B
Choose a foreign language or any other degree applicable CSU/UC general education elective.**
Suggested:
- ASL 1 or ASL 2 – American Sign Language 1
- SPA 1/1H or SPA 2/2H – Spanish 1/Honors or 2/Honors
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CSUGE C2
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IGETC 6
ETS 21 – Latinx Politics
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CSUGE F
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IGETC 7
** UC Foreign Language Requirement: Can be met with two years of language in high school (C or better grade). Else, students must take one foreign language course to fulfill IGETC transfer requirements. Students following CSUGE transfer requirements may substitute one general education elective.
Student Tasks
- Meet with a counselor to update your student education plan and complete your graduation check
- Apply to transfer
- Prepare to apply for your degree
Suggested:
- POL 1 – American Politics/Honors (CSUGE Only)
- PSY 9 – Developmental Psychology
- PSY 10 – Psychology of Personal and Social Adjustment
- PSY 33 – Theories of Personality
- SOC 10 – Race and Ethnic Relations
- SOC 12 – Marriage Family Relations
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CSUGE D/E
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IGETC 4
Choose one: ENG 7, 9, 11, 15, 20*, 25**, 30, 41
*Offered every even-numbered spring
**Offered every odd-numbered spring
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Major
Choose one:
- JOU 7 – Mass Communications
- SOC 10 – Race and Ethnic Relations
- ANT 2/2H – Cultural Anthropology/Honors
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CSUGE D
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IGETC 4
Biological science course with optional lab, if lab not completed elsewhere. Suggested:
- ANT 1/1H – Physical Anthropology/Honors
- ANT 1L – Physical Anthropology Laboratory (optional with ANT 1)
- BIO 1/1H – General Biology/Honors (includes lab)
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CSUGE B1/B3
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IGETC 5A/5C
Choose one:
- COM 7 – Oral Interpretation of Literature (CSUGE Only)
- AHS 9 – African Art History
- AHS 14 – Latin American Art: Colonial to the Present
- MUS 19/19H – Music Appreciation/Honors
- FST 1 – Introduction to Film Studies
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CSUGE C1
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IGETC 3A
Student Tasks
- Meet with a counselor to complete your final graduation check
- Request CSU/IGETC Certification if applicable
- Apply for graduation
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