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English AA-T Degree — Associate in Arts
An associate degree — designed to transfer to a 4-year school. About 2 years full-time.
Every course this degree needs — pick the school you want to transfer to and see which ones count there, plus what's open to register for now (Fall 2026).
$1,326
In-state tuition / yr
31%
Graduate on time
$32,557
Median earnings after
56%
Earn above HS-grad wage
Source: federal College Scorecard (2026). College-wide — not specific to this program.
0 transfer directly18 count as electives13 not listed yet0 open this term (Fall 2026)
Showing transfer outcomes to California State University (system-wide) for 31 required courses at College of the Desert. Browse all transfer pathways →
Recommended Course Sequence
- Not offered this termArgumentative Writing and Critical Thinking through LiteratureENG 002 · 4 credits
- Not offered this termAmerican Literature IENG 010A · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termAmerican Literature IIENG 010B · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termEnglish Literature IENG 011A · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termEnglish Literature IIENG 011B · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termGlobal Literature 1ENG 012A · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termWorld Literature IIENG 012B · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIntroduction to Creative WritingENG 005A · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termAdvanced Creative WritingENG 005B · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termShakespeareENG 014 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termLiterature by WomenENG 017 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termIntro Latin American/Chicano LiteratureENG 021 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termIntro to African American LiteratureENG 022 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termChildren's LiteratureENG 036 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termThe Short StoryENG 015 · 3 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termNative American LiteratureENG 024 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termIntroduction to the NovelENG 025 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termLGBTQ+ LiteratureENG 026 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termMyths and LegendsENG 035 · 3 credits
- Not offered this termElementary American Sign Language IIASL 002 · 5 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIntermediate American Sign Language IASL 003 · 4 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIntermediate American Sign Language IIASL 004 · 4 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termElementary French IIFR 002 · 5 credits
- Not offered this termIntermediate French IFR 003 · 4 credits
- Not offered this termIntermediate French IIFR 004 · 4 credits
- Not offered this termElementary Japanese IIJPN 002 · 5 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termElementary Spanish IISPAN 002 · 5 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIntermediate Spanish ISPAN 003 · 4 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termIntermediate Spanish IISPAN 004 · 4 creditsCounts as an elective
- Not offered this termSpanish for Heritage Speakers ISPAN 021 · 5 credits
- Not offered this termSpanish for Heritage Speakers IISPAN 022 · 5 creditsCounts as an elective
Transfer outcomes reflect recorded course-to-course equivalencies and may not capture every agreement. Confirm with your advisor and the receiving university before enrolling.