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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- Cabrillo 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 1A General Chemistry 1
   AND
Chem 1B General Chemistry 2
Equivalent only if sequence is complete
Sequence must be complete
CHEM 055 Quantitative AnalysisChem 5 Quantitative Analysis
CHEM 112A, 112B and 113A Organic Chemistry & LabChem 12A Organic Chemistry 1
   AND
Chem 12AL Organic Chemistry Lab 1
   AND
Chem 12B Organic Chemistry 2
   AND
Chem 12BL Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2
CONTENT CREDIT ONLY
NOTE: Chem 112A + 112B + 113A are Content Credit Only and equivalents must be completed as a series for credit.
MATH 030 Calculus IMath 5A Analytical Geometry & Calculus I
PHYS 002A Fundamentals of PhysicsPhys 2A General Physics
PHYS 002B Fundamentals of PhysicsPhys 2B General Physics
STAT 095 Elementary StatisticsMath 12 Elementary Statistics
   OR
HS 067 Introductory Health StatisticsNo Current Equivalent

Major Requirements:

BIOL 002 Animal BiologyBio 1B Animal Diversity and Evolution
BIOL 003 Cell BiologyBio 1A Cell & Molecular Biology
BIOL 006 Biological SafetyNo Current Equivalent
JS 010 Introduction to Justice StudiesCJ 1 Introduction to Criminal Justice (*)
JS 016 Criminal Evidence and ProceduresCJ 3 Criminal Evidence
JS 020 Principles of InvestigationCJ 6 Criminal Investigation

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 2H Honors Composition and Critical Thinking
   OR
Engl 2MC Composition and Critical Thinking: Multicultural Emphasis
   OR
Engl 2MCH Honors Composition and Critical Thinking: Multicultural Emphasis
or
Second Semester English Composition EquivalentPhilo 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).

LDTP Approved Courses (*)

The following Cabrillo College courses are approved for the following LDTP course descriptors shown on the right.
CJ 1Introduction to Criminal Justice
LDTP courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other.
LDTP 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.

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