Program: English, BA (2022-2023) (AA-T Global Studies or AA-T Social Justice Studies) - San José State University

Jul 03, 2025

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The AA-T Global Studies or AA-T Social Justice Studies guarantees completion of 60 transferable units and all lower division core GE satisfied. This transfer degree will meet 15 units of lower division English course work required for the BA English at SJSU.

Below is the path to the BA English degree in 60 semester units for students who earns either the AA-T in Global Studies or AA-T in Social Justice Studies:

Year 1 Year 2

Year 1

1st Semester (16 units)

Writing Skills Test Taken and Passed
ENGL 50 - Beginnings to the American Experiment
(or approved ENGL elective) 3 units
ENGL 70 - Emerging Modernisms and Beyond
(or approved ENGL elective) 3 units
ENGL 100W - Writing Workshop
4 units
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Literary Criticism
4 units
Physical Education 2 units

2nd Semester (16 units)

SJSU Studies Area S in US History.
HIST 170S - Topics in American History: American Identities and Institutions
meets US1 and Area S. If US1 met, then elective course 3 units
ENGL 60 - Literatures of the Atlantic World, 1680‐1860
(or approved ENGL elective) 4 units
ENGL 123A
,
ENGL 123B
,
ENGL 123C
OR
ENGL 123D
(SJSU Studies Area V) 3 units
ENGL 169 - Ethnicity in American Literature
(SJSU Studies Area S) 3 units
Upper Division ENGL Elective 3 units

Year 2

3rd Semester (14 units)

SJSU Studies Area R 3 units
SJSU Studies Area V in US and California Government.
POLS 170V - American Politics in Global Perspective
meets US2, US3 and Area V. If US2, US3 met then a different Area V course. 3 units
ENGL 125 - Ancient Literatures
4 units
Upper Division ENGL Elective 4 units

4th Semester (14 units)

ENGL 144 - Shakespeare I
OR
ENGL 145 - Shakespeare and Performance
4 units
Upper Division ENGL Electives 8 units
University Electives 2 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.