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: | ||
| General Chemistry Equivalent Course | Chem 1A General Chemistry OR Chem 1B General Chemistry | |
| Note: SJSU requires completion of the Chemistry sequence for most majors, however this major only requires completion of one semester equivalent General Chemistry, in lieu of CHEM 1A. | ||
| CS 049C Programming in C | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| CMPE 046 Computer Engineering I | CS 19 C++ Programming | |
| ECON 001B Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | Econ 1B Introduction to Microeconomics | |
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 2A General Physics | |
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 2B General Physics | |
| MATH 071 Calculus for Business and Aviation | Math 18 Business Calculus | |
Requirements for the Major: | ||
| TECH 020 Design and Graphics | Engr 25 Graphics and Design AND Engr 26 Solid Modeling | |
| TECH 025 Introduction to Materials | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 031 Quality Assurance and Control | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 040 Product Design I | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 045 Facilities Design and Development | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 046 Machine Operation and Management | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 048 Product Prototyping and Non-Traditional Manufacturing Processes | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 060 Basic Electronics | Etech 60 Architecture I | |
Business Minor (with Management Emphasis) Lower Division Requirements: | ||
| BUS 090 Business Statistics | Bus 9 Business Statistics OR Math 12 Elementary Statistics | |
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). | Engl 1B Composition and Literature OR Engl 1BMC Composition and Literature: Multicultural Emphasis OR Engl 2 Composition and Critical Thinking OR Engl 2MC Composition and Critical Thinking: Multicultural Emphasis | |
| or | ||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course | Philo 49 Introduction to 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). | ||
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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