English, BA (2023-2024) (AA-T Global Studies or AA-T Social Justice Studies)

The AA-T in Global Studies or AA-T in Social Justice Studies 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 degree in 60 semester units for students who earn either the AA-T in Global Studies or AA-T in Social Justice Studies.

Year 1 | Year 2

Year 1

1st Semester (16 units)

UDW Directed Self Placement Exercise Completed
ENGL 100W - Writing Workshop 4 units (WID)
ENGL 50 - Beginnings to the American Experiment 3 units
- if equivalent already taken, then take an English Major Elective Course
ENGL 70 - Emerging Modernisms and Beyond 3 units
- if equivalent already taken, then take an English Major Elective Course
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Literary Criticism 4 units
Physical Education 2 units

2nd Semester (16 units)

US1 Course (US History) 3 units
- if US1 already satisfied, then take Lower OR Upper Division University Elective(s)
ENGL 60 - Literatures of the Atlantic World, 1680‐1860 4 units
- if equivalent already taken, then take an English Major Elective Course
ENGL 123A , ENGL 123B , ENGL 123C , or ENGL 123D 3 units (Area V)
ENGL 169 - Ethnicity in American Literature 3 units (Area S)
Upper Division English Major Elective Course 3 units

Year 2

3rd Semester (14 units)

SJSU Studies Area R 3 units
US2+3 Course (US Constitution & California Government) 3 units
- if US2+3 already satisfied, then take Lower OR Upper Division University Elective(s)
ENGL 125 - Ancient Literatures 4 units
Upper Division English Major Elective Course 4 units

4th Semester (14 units)

ENGL 144 - Shakespeare I OR ENGL 145 - Shakespeare and Performance 4 units
Two Upper Division English Major Elective Courses 8 total units
Lower OR Upper Division University Elective(s) 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.