The Associate in Arts in English for Transfer at Los Medanos College is designed to prepare students to transfer and study at a California State University. The program requires a minimum of 18 units lower division work in English and is combined with the California State General Education Pattern to prepare students to take upper division courses at a California State University. Students obtaining a degree must earn a minimum 2.0 GPA for all course work and achieve a minimum of a C or higher for all major course work. Students may complete lower division courses in critical thinking, literature, journalism, drama, humanities, or creative writing, having some choice for major preparation to earn a degree in English with a specific emphasis. Program learning outcomes - 1. Interpret and analyze literature and non-fiction texts using critical thinking strategies. 2. Construct written pieces that respond to the challenge of rhetorical situations and apply standards of craft. 3. Approach texts through a critical, creative lens to support construction of knowledge and expression.