LITERATURES IN ENGLISH

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 46Mapped preparation courses
• 15Scheduled Winter 2027
• 15With open seats reported
• 101Current sections

Sections offered at De Anza College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at De Anza College this term: EWRT 1C, COMM 9H, ENGL C1001H, ENGL C1000H, ELIT 17, ELIT 40, ELIT 48A, ELIT 48AH, ELIT 48BH, ELIT 48CH, ELIT 48C, ELIT 8, ELIT 10H, ELIT 12, ELIT 17H, ELIT 19, ELIT 24, ELIT 28, ELIT 38, ELIT 39, ELIT 41, ELIT 41H, ELIT 46A, ELIT 46AH, ELIT 46BH, ELIT 46C, ELIT 46CH, ELIT 47A, ELIT 47B, EWRT 41, EWRT 42. A course can still be part of the requirement and offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. ELIT 11Introduction to PoetryOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 3 separate requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.
2. EWRT 30Introduction to Creative WritingOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 60 seats reported this term.
3. ELIT 17Introduction to ShakespeareNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
4. ELIT 40African American LiteratureNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
5. EWRT 1CLiterature and CompositionNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. CHLX 11Chicanx CultureOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what UC Merced requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ENG 010Recommended

  Foundations of Literary Studies

  • EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

• WRI 010

  College Reading and Composition

  • COMM 9

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication

  • or
    COMM 9H

    Argumentation: Analysis of Oral and Written Communication - HONORS

  • or
    EWRT 1B

    Reading, Writing and Research

  • or
    EWRT 1C

    Literature and Composition

  • or
    ENGL C1001

    Critical Thinking and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1001H

    Critical Thinking and Writing - HONORS

  • or
    PHIL 3

    Critical Thinking and Writing

• WRI 001

  Academic Writing

  • ESL 5

    Advanced Composition and Reading

  • or
    ENGL C1000

    Academic Reading and Writing

  • or
    ENGL C1000H

    Academic Reading and Writing - HONORS

• ENG 020Recommended

  Introduction to Shakespeare

  • ELIT 17

    Introduction to Shakespeare

• ENG 031Recommended

  Black Literatures, Black Lives

  • ELIT 40

    African American Literature

• ENG 032Recommended

  Introduction to Chicano/a Culture & Experiences

  • CHLX 11

    Chicanx Culture

• ENG 054Recommended

  Introduction to the American Novel

  • ELIT 48A + ELIT 48B

    Major American Writers (Colonial and Romantic, 1620-1865) · Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914)

  • or
    ELIT 48AH + ELIT 48BH

    Major American Writers (Colonial to Romantic, 1620-1865) - HONORS · Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 48BH + ELIT 48CH

    Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) - HONORS · Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914-the Present) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 48C + ELIT 48BH

    Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914 - The Present) · Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 48CH + ELIT 48B

    Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914-the Present) - HONORS · Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914)

  • or
    ELIT 48C + ELIT 48B

    Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914 - The Present) · Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914)

• ENG 057Recommended

  Introduction to Poetry

  • ELIT 11

    Introduction to Poetry

• WRI 025Recommended

  Introduction to Creative Writing

  • EWRT 30

    Introduction to Creative Writing

• ENG 054Recommended

  Introduction to the American Novel

  • ELIT 48A + ELIT 48B

    Major American Writers (Colonial and Romantic, 1620-1865) · Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914)

  • or
    ELIT 48AH + ELIT 48BH

    Major American Writers (Colonial to Romantic, 1620-1865) - HONORS · Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 48BH + ELIT 48CH

    Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) - HONORS · Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914-the Present) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 48C + ELIT 48BH

    Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914 - The Present) · Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 48CH + ELIT 48B

    Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914-the Present) - HONORS · Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914)

  • or
    ELIT 48C + ELIT 48B

    Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914 - The Present) · Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914)

• ENG 057Recommended

  Introduction to Poetry

  • ELIT 11

    Introduction to Poetry

• UC-Transferable Courses in English, Literature or English LiteratureCheck on ASSIST
  • ELIT 8

    Children's Literature

  • or
    ELIT 10

    Introduction to Fiction

  • or
    ELIT 10H

    Introduction to Fiction - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 11

    Introduction to Poetry

  • or
    ELIT 12

    Introduction to Dramatic Literature

  • or
    ELIT 17

    Introduction to Shakespeare

  • or
    ELIT 17H

    Introduction to Shakespeare - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 19

    Introduction to the Bible as Literature

  • or
    ELIT 21

    Women in Literature

  • or
    ELIT 22

    Mythology and Folklore

  • or
    ELIT 24

    Asian Pacific American Literature

  • or
    ELIT 28

    Young Adult Literature

  • or
    ELIT 38

    Utopian/Dystopian Literature

  • or
    ELIT 39

    Contemporary Literature

  • or
    ELIT 40

    African American Literature

  • or
    ELIT 41

    Ethnic Literature of the United States

  • or
    ELIT 41H

    Ethnic Literature of the United States - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 46A

    Major British Writers (Medieval and Renaissance)

  • or
    ELIT 46AH

    Major British Writers (Medieval and Renaissance) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 46B

    Major British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic)

  • or
    ELIT 46BH

    Major British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 46C

    Major British Writers (Victorian and Modern)

  • or
    ELIT 46CH

    Major British Writers (Victorian and Modern) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 47A

    World Literature: Antiquity to 1500s

  • or
    ELIT 47B

    World Literature: Africa and Latin America

  • or
    ELIT 48A

    Major American Writers (Colonial and Romantic, 1620-1865)

  • or
    ELIT 48AH

    Major American Writers (Colonial to Romantic, 1620-1865) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 48B

    Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914)

  • or
    ELIT 48BH

    Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1865-1914) - HONORS

  • or
    ELIT 48C

    Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914 - The Present)

  • or
    ELIT 48CH

    Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914-the Present) - HONORS

  • or
    EWRT 30

    Introduction to Creative Writing

  • or
    EWRT 40

    Fiction Writing

  • or
    EWRT 41

    Poetry Writing

  • or
    EWRT 42

    Introduction to Creative Nonfiction and Memoir Writing

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

Foothill College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the De Anza College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other UC Merced majors from De Anza

• SOCIOLOGY, Race and Racial Justice EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• ACCOUNTING, B.S. (*Updated* - Transfer Starting Spring 2027)De Anza → UC Merced
• AEROSPACE ENGINEERINGDe Anza → UC Merced
• ANTHROPOLOGYDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational Biology EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computational and Data Sciences EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Computer Science EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced
• APPLIED MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, Economics EmphasisDe Anza → UC Merced

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