Description

The Associate of Arts Transfer meets Oregon transfer degree requirements, allowing students to transfer to an Oregon public university and some out-of-state universities having met all lower-division general education requirements.

English majors with a solid humanities foundation and strong writing, reading, critical thinking, and research skills are sought after in many careers, including advertising, business, public administration, communication and media, computer-based information and education, software and web development, social services, government, law and criminal justice, and teaching/education.

This degree is part of a statewide Major Transfer Map (MTM) agreement that identifies the community college courses needed to transfer to any Oregon public universtiy as a junior seeking a Bachelor of Arts in English. 

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the degree, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of literary works in context, including the ways texts engage notions
of genre, culture, history, class, race, gender, and/or sexuality.
2. Use a variety of written, verbal, and/or multimedia forms to respond to, analyze, and/or produce
texts.

Entrance Requirements

While this degree has no formal entrace requirements, individual courses may have prerequisites which must be met before enrollment.

Course Requirements

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WOU: American or British survey courses count toward major requirements.

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EOU and SOU both courses count towards major requirements. At UO one course will count towards major requirements.  At PSU up to 12 credits of 200-level ENG literature can count toward the major.

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​At OSU this course only counts toward the major and students will need to take another Arts and Letters course.

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Second Lab Science course counts towards UNST placement at PSU.

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​Not required at PSU for the BA; will count toward UNST placement.

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Must be different from the courses taken for Arts & Letters. At PSU, up to 12 credits of 200 level English Lit. can count towards the major. 

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Students without any second language credits should begin the 100-level sequence in their first year. Students should complete language requirements before transferring. Students transferring to EOU should be aware that they only offer Spanish. Students may also be able to demonstrate proficiency through an exam or other means.

Performance Standards

• Academic Requirements:
  • Students must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA to earn a COCC certificate or degree.
  • Options for additional standards:
    • All courses in the program must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

Sample Plan

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Recommend taking HUM classes that are literature