English, Creative Writing Concentration, BA (2024-2025) (AA-T English)

The AA-T in English guarantees 60 transferable units and the completion of all lower division Core GE. This transfer degree will meet the 15 units of lower division English coursework required for the BA in English at SJSU.

Below is the path to the BA in English, Creative Writing concentration degree in 60 semester units for students who earn the AA-T in English.

This roadmap has an approved P.E. waiver.

Year 1 | Year 2

Year 1

1st Semester (16-17 units)

Upper Division Writing Self Placement Exercise Completed
ENGL 100W - Writing Workshop 4 units (Writing in the Disciplines)
ENGL 50 - Beginnings to the American Experiment 3 units
ENGL 70 - Emerging Modernisms and Beyond 3 units
ENGL 71 - Creative Writing 3 units
- if equivalent already taken, then take an English Major Elective Course
***Foreign Language Course OR Equivalency through Language Proficiency Exam 3-4 units
- if exam is taken and passed, then take a Lower OR Upper Division University Elective

2nd Semester (15-16 units)

**Select two courses: ENGL 130 , ENGL 131 , ENGL 133 , ENGL 135 , or ENGL 178 8 total units
ENGL 144 - Shakespeare I OR ENGL 145 - Shakespeare and Performance 4 units
***Foreign Language Course (same language as 1st semester) OR Equivalency through Language Proficiency Exam 3-4 units
- if exam is taken and passed, then take a Lower OR Upper Division University Elective

Year 2

3rd Semester (14 units)

SJSU Studies Area R 3 units
ENGL 169 - Ethnicity in American Literature 3 units (Area S)
**Select two courses: ENGL 130 , ENGL 131 , ENGL 133 , ENGL 135 , or ENGL 178 8 total units

4th Semester (13-15 units)

HIST 170S - Topics in American History: American Identities and Institutions 3 units (US1)
- if US1 already satisfied, then take an Upper Division University Elective
POLS 170V - American Politics in Global Perspective 3 units (US23)
- if US2+3 already satisfied, then take an Upper Division University Elective
ENGL 123A , ENGL 123B , ENGL 123C , or ENGL 123D 3 units (Area V)
Upper Division English Major Elective Course 3 units
Lower OR Upper Division University Elective 1-3 units

Roadmap Notes

A minimum of 40 upper division units must be completed for degree. This roadmap is a sample pathway. Check with a major advisor regarding the most appropriate course sequence for you. 60 units minimum will be transferred with this degree, however up to 70 transfer units can be applied to the lower division and lower division free electives if articulated.

** Upper Division Creative Writing Concentration courses may be repeated twice.

*** Students must take two 3-4 unit foreign language courses to meet the 1 year of a foreign language requirement. Alternatively, students can waive this requirement through the Language Proficiency Exam; this exam will only waive the foreign language requirement (but not the units required for a degree). If the Language Proficiency Exam is taken and passed, students will need to take lower or upper division elective courses to make up for the outstanding units not waived by the exam.