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 | |
Support for the Major: | ||
| PHYS 050 General Physics/Mechanics | PHY 211 General Physics I, Lab | |
| PHYS 051 General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism | PHY 212 General Physics II, Lab | |
| OR | ||
| PHYS 052 General Physics/Heat and Light | No Current Equivalent | |
One course from the following: | ||
| MATH 050 Scientific Computing I | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| CS 046A Introduction to Programming | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| CS 049C Programming in C | CSC 202 C-Language and UNIX Operating System | |
| OR | ||
| CS 049J Programming in Java | No Current Equivalent | |
Requirements for the Major: | ||
| MATH 030 Calculus I | MAT 132 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (grade of "B" or better required) | |
| OR | ||
| MATH 030P Calculus I with Precalculus | No Current Equivalent | |
| MATH 031 Calculus II | MAT 133 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II (grade of "B" or better required) | |
| MATH 032 Calculus III | MAT 232 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III, Lab (grade of "B" or better required) | |
| MATH 042 Discrete Mathematics | No Current Equivalent | |
Additional Major Requirements: | ||
| MATH 129A Linear Algebra I | MAT 216 Introduction to Linear Algebra, Lab CONTENT CREDIT ONLY | |
| Note: Community college math courses articulated with SJSU's MATH 129A will meet course content requirements for the major but will not receive upper division credit. | ||
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 Course | No Current Equivalent | |
| 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). | ||
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.
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