LITERATURES IN ENGLISH, Literature and Social Justice Emphasis, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Pasadena City College → UC Merced
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Merced’s LITERATURES IN ENGLISH, Literature and Social Justice Emphasis, B.A. major from Pasadena City College — i.e. exactly which Pasadena City College courses satisfy each UC Merced major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Pasadena City College → UC Merced)
The Bible as Literature
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 045B or ENGL 045A
Introduction to the American Novel
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 030A or ENGL 030B or ENGL 030C
Introduction to World Drama
Take at Pasadena City College: THRT 009
Introduction to Poetry
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 053
Literature and Gender
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 058
20th Century Women Writers
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 025C
LGBT Fiction
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 058
Introduction to World Literature in English
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 044C or ENGL 044B or ENGL 044A
Introduction to Drama, Theatre, and Performance
Take at Pasadena City College: THRT 001
Introduction to Shakespeare
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 078A or ENGL 078B
Children’s Literature
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 059
Black Literatures, Black Lives
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 065 or ETH 065
Introduction to Chicano/a Culture & Experiences
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 085 or ETH 085 or ANTH 086 or ETH 086
Literatures of Asian America
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 075 or ETH 075
Introduction to Creative Writing
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 005A
Academic Writing
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ENGL 001AS
College Reading and Composition
Take at Pasadena City College: PHIL 025H or ENGL C1001H or ENGL 001B or PHIL 025 or ENGL 001BH or ENGL C1001 or PHSC 002
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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Data sourced from ASSIST.org (official CCC→UC articulation) and the UC Information Center (transfer admit data), 2025–26. Skyway is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.