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Student Transfer Achievement Reform (STAR) Act (SB1440)
Associate in Arts
Transfer Preparation* (Major Code: 01406)
Designed to develop language skills for reading and writing. The study and analysis of literature provide contact with exemplary works of various cultures, genres, and historical periods. Writing courses develop the skills for effective written communication across a range of genres. This degree satisfies the requirements of the STAR Act for transfer to the CSU system.
Program Student Learning Outcome
- Analyze arguments concerning historical and contemporary issues and evaluate validity in written and oral discourse.
The following is required for all AA-T or AS-T degrees:
- Completion of minimum 60 semester or 90 quarter units of transferable degree applicable courses.
- Minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework.
- Minimum 18 semester or 27 quarter units in major or area of emphasis with a minimum grade of “C” (or “Pass”) for each course in the major.
- Completion of the California State University General Education (CSU GE) Breadth pattern or the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) pattern for CSU. For more information, refer to the catalog section, “Certificate of Achievement” under Graduation, Certificates, and Degree Requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| ENGL 220 | INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE | 3 |
| ENGL 116 | CRITICAL THINKING AND ARGUMENT | 4 |
| List A | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| WORLD LITERATURE I | ||
| WORLD LITERATURE II | ||
| ENGLISH LITERATURE I | ||
| ENGLISH LITERATURE II | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE I | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE II | ||
| List B | ||
| Select one of the following or any course from List A not already used: | 3 | |
| CREATIVE WRITING I | ||
| WORLD LITERATURE I | ||
| WORLD LITERATURE II | ||
| ENGLISH LITERATURE I | ||
| ENGLISH LITERATURE II | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE I | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE II | ||
| List C | ||
| Select one of the following or any course from List A or B not already used: | 3-5 | |
| AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I | ||
| AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II | ||
| AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE III | ||
| BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING I | ||
| ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING: FICTION I | ||
| ADVANCED CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY I | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE I | ||
| AMERICAN LITERATURE II | ||
| ENGLISH LITERATURE I | ||
| ENGLISH LITERATURE II | ||
| WORLD LITERATURE I | ||
| WORLD LITERATURE II | ||
| MANDARIN CHINESE I | ||
| MANDARIN CHINESE II | ||
| ELEMENTARY FILIPINO I | ||
| ELEMENTARY FILIPINO II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE FILIPINO I | ||
| ELEMENTARY FRENCH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY FRENCH II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II | ||
| ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I | ||
| ELEMENTARY ITALIAN II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN II | ||
| BEGINNING JAPANESE I | ||
| INTRODUCTORY ELEMENTARY JAPANESE | ||
| CONTINUATION OF ELEMENTARY JAPANESE | ||
| BEGINNING JAPANESE II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II | ||
| NEWS REPORTING AND WRITING | ||
| ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE I | ||
| ELEMENTARY PORTUGUESE II | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY SPANISH | ||
| CONTINUATION OF ELEMENTARY SPANISH | ||
| HONORS ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| SPANISH FOR BILINGUALS I | ||
| SPANISH FOR BILINGUALS II | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE FOR BILINGUALS | ||
| INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION AND WRITING ON SPANISH CULTURE | ||
| INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION AND WRITING ON LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE | ||
| Total Units | 19-21 | |
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Students planning to transfer to a four-year college or university should complete courses specific to the transfer institution of choice. University requirements vary from institution to institution and are subject to change. Therefore, it is important to verify transfer major preparation and general education requirements through consultation with a counselor in either the Counseling Center or Transfer Center. See catalog Transfer Courses Information section for further information.