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English – Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer — Associate of Science

An associate degree — designed to transfer to a 4-year school. About 2 years full-time.

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$1,180

In-state tuition / yr

48%

Graduate on time

$27,351

Median earnings after

59%

Earn above HS-grad wage

Source: federal College Scorecard (2026). College-wide — not specific to this program.

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0 transfer directly68 count as electives0 open this term (Fall 2026)

Showing transfer outcomes to California State University (system-wide) for 68 required courses at Pasadena City College. Browse all transfer pathways →

Recommended Course Sequence

Critical Thinking and Writing Through Literature
ENGL 001B · 4 credits
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 030A
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
AMERICAN LITERATUREand AMERICAN LITERATURE: 1945 TO THE PRESENT
ENGL 030B
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
WORLD LITERATURE: ANTIQUITY TO LATE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
ENGL 044A
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
WORLD LITERATURE: LATE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT
ENGL 044B
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
ENGLISH LITERATURE: BEOWULF TO JOHNSON
ENGL 046A
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
ENGLISH LITERATURE: ROMANTIC MOVEMENT TO THE PRESENT
ENGL 046B
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
CREATIVE WRITING
ENGL 005A
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
SHORT STORY WRITING
ENGL 006
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
WRITING POETRY
ENGL 008
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS
ENGL 010
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS
LING 010
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
ENGL 024
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
WOMEN'S LITERATURE
ENGL 025C
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY
ENGL 025D
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
LITERATURE OF THE BIBLE: THE HEBREW SCRIPTURES
ENGL 045A
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
LITERATURE OF THE BIBLE: THE NEW TESTAMENT
ENGL 045B
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
FILM AS DRAMATIC LITERATURE - GENRE AND AUTEUR THEORY
ENGL 049A
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
CALIFORNIA LITERATURE
ENGL 054
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
ENGL 059
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 065
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
ETH 065
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 075
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LITERATURE
ETH 075
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
ENGL 082A
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
CHICANO AND MEXICAN LITERATURE
ENGL 085
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
CHICANO AND MEXICAN LITERATURE
ETH 085
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INSCAPE MAGAZINE PUBLICATION
ENGL 007
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
CREATIVE NONFICTION
ENGL 009
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
HISTORY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENGL 011
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LING 011
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
LANGUAGE AND CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION
ENGL 012
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
LANGUAGE AND CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION
LING 012
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
LITERARY MODERNISM AND MODERNITY
ENGL 025A
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
LITERATURE OF HORROR (GOTHIC NOVEL)
ENGL 025E
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
COMEDY AND LITERATURE
ENGL 025F
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
MYSTERY AND CRIME FICTION
ENGL 025G
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
AMERICAN JOURNEYS
ENGL 025H
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES
ENGL 025I
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
UTOPIAN AND DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE
ENGL 025J
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM
ENGL 026
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER LITERATURE IN TRANSLATION
ENGL 048
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
FILM AS DRAMATIC LITERATURE - SOCIAL CONTEXTS
ENGL 049B
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTERPRETING POETRY
ENGL 053
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION
ENGL 055
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION
ETH 055
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
MODERN DRAMA
ENGL 057
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
STUDIES IN QUEER LITERATURE
ENGL 058
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATIC LITERATURE
ENGL 060
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTRODUCTION TO THE NOVEL
ENGL 061
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE
ENGL 078A
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
SHAKESPEARE: PAGE TO PERFORMANCE
ENGL 078B
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTERMEDIATE CHINESE (MANDARIN) - LEVEL 2
CHIN 004
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH - LEVEL 1
FRNC 003
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTERMEDIATE FRENCH - LEVEL 2
FRNC 004
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTERMEDIATE GERMAN - LEVEL 1
GRMN 003
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTERMEDIATE GERMAN - LEVEL 2
GRMN 004
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN - LEVEL 1
ITAL 003
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTERMEDIATE ITALIAN - LEVEL 2
ITAL 004
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE - LEVEL 1
JAPN 003
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE - LEVEL 2
JAPN 004
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH - LEVEL 1
SPAN 003
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH - LEVEL 2
SPAN 004
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 005
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
BUS 011A
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
BEGINNING JOURNALISM
JOUR 002
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
ORAL INTERPRETATION
SPCH 004
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective
INTRODUCTION TO THEATER
THRT 001
Not offered this term
Counts as an elective

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