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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BS - Forensic Science


Concentration in Biology

San José State University -to- Antelope Valley College

Community College students should meet with a counselor as soon as possible to determine the equivalent courses offered at that institution. Students should complete as many as possible of the lower division requirements listed below, prior to transfer.


Lower Division Course Requirements

Community College Course Equivalents

Preparation and/or Support for the Major:

CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General ChemistryCHEM 110 General Chemistry with Lab (*)
   AND
CHEM 120 General Chemistry with Lab (*)
Equivalent only if sequence is complete (CAN CHEM SEQ A)
Sequence must be complete
CHEM 055 Quantitative AnalysisNo Current Equivalent
CHEM 112A, 112B and 113A Organic Chemistry & LabNo Current Equivalent
NOTE: Chem 112A + 112B + 113A are Content Credit Only and equivalents must be completed as a series for credit.
MATH 030 Calculus IMATH 150 Calculus and Analytic Geometry (*)
PHYS 002A Fundamentals of PhysicsPHYS 101 Introductory Physics (*)
PHYS 002B Fundamentals of PhysicsPHYS 102 Introductory Physics (*)
STAT 095 Elementary StatisticsNo Current Equivalent
   OR
HS 067 Introductory Health StatisticsNo Current Equivalent

Major Requirements:

BIOL 002 Animal BiologyNo Current Equivalent
BIOL 003 Cell BiologyBIOL 110 General Molecular Cell Biology
BIOL 006 Biological SafetyNo Current Equivalent
JS 010 Introduction to Justice StudiesAJ 101 Introduction to the Administration of Justice (*)
JS 016 Criminal Evidence and ProceduresNo Current Equivalent
JS 020 Principles of InvestigationNo Current Equivalent

All students must satisfy the following prerequisite (or equivalent) prior to registering for the WST and 100W courses at SJSU {Academic Senate policy S05-8}:

ENGL 001B Composition 2
A "C" or better is required in English 1B (a "C-" is not acceptable).
No Current Equivalent
or
Second Semester English Composition Equivalent CourseENGL 102 Freshman Composition II: Reasoning and Literary Analysis
   OR
ENGL 103 A Critical Approach to Reading, Writing & Research
   OR
PHIL 201 Critical Thinking
A course articulated to SJSU's English 1B is recommended, however any course approved for the IGETC second semester composition area would be accepted to meet this requirement (a grade of "C" or better is required).

CAN Qualified Courses (*)

The following Antelope Valley College courses are CAN qualified.
CHEM 110CAN CHEM 2
CHEM 120CAN CHEM 4
MATH 150CAN MATH 18
PHYS 101CAN PHYS 2
PHYS 102CAN PHYS 4
AJ 101CAN AJ 2
CAN System courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other.
CAN System courses are not necessarily "equivalent" or "identical" in content.


Additional Graduation Requirements

Lower Division General Education (39 semester or 58 quarter units) - some of the courses listed above may be approved for general education credit as well as major preparation at your institution. Please see your college counselor/advisor to review your general education in order to receive FULL OR PARTIAL CERTIFICATION PRIOR TO TRANSFER to San José State University. You may be required to take additional lower division general education courses if you do not provide SJSU WITH A FULL OR PARTIAL CERTIFICATION OF GENERAL EDUCATION upon transfer.

American Institutions Requirement (3-9 semester or 5-15 quarter units) - may be satisfied within the lower division general education requirements.

Physical Education Requirement (2 courses) - at least 2 different activities.