Associate of Arts in English for Transfer (AA-T)
Berkeley, USA
Associate of Arts
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2026
TUITION FEES
USD 13,410
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Berkeley City College’s English AA-T serves students with a wide variety of goals, including transfer to UC, CSU, or other four-year institutions. Students intending to transfer to U.C. Berkeley with an English major can complete all of the lower-division major preparation coursework at BCC (English 17A or B, 85A, 85B, and 85C). They will learn high-level skills in essay composition and literary analysis.
Students who successfully complete the AA-T in English earn specific guarantees for transfer to the CSU system: admission to a CSU with junior status and priority admission to a CSU campus and to a program or major in English or a similar major. Students transferring to a CSU campus will be required to complete no more than 60 units after transfer to earn a bachelor’s degree.
Students are required to complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to a California State University, including both of the following:
- (1) The Inter-segmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education – Breadth Requirements and
- (2) 22 semester units with a grade of C or P or better in the major and an overall minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU transferable coursework.
Students who complete the program will be able to:
- Write well-organized, well-developed, effective, well-edited, logically sound, and clear essays.
- Apply active reading strategies in order to critically analyze texts.
- Effectively analyze literature—fiction, poetry, drama, and creative non-fiction—in light of the historical context, critical theories, and formal elements.
Recommended Course Sequence
You can use the following pattern to complete an Associate in Arts in English for Transfer degree. This is only one possible pattern. If you wish to earn an associate degree, you must participate in the Student Success Program (Matriculation), which includes assessing academic skills and developing a Student Education Plan (SEP) with a Counselor. This plan will map your sequence of courses to help you complete your degree regardless of the semester you begin classes. NOTE: Because ENGL 1A is a prerequisite to all other required courses in this program, students should complete it in their first semester as part of their general education requirements.
1st Semester/Fall
- General Education Requirements and Electives
Total 15
2nd Semester/Spring
- Reading and Composition
- Critical Thinking in Reading and Writing
- General Education Requirements and Electives
Total 15
3rd Semester/Fall
- Literature in English Through Milton
- Literature in English: Late 17th Through Mid-19th Century
- Literature in English: Mid 19th through the 20th Century
- General Education Requirements and Electives
Total 15
4th Semester/Spring
- Literature in English: Late 17th Through Mid-19th Century OR
- Literature in English Through Milton
- Shakespeare
- General Education Requirements and Electives
Total 15