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 for the Major: | |||||||||||||||||
| CHEM 001A and CHEM 001B General Chemistry | Chem 1A General Chemistry I (*) AND Chem 1B General Chemistry II (*) Equivalent only if sequence is complete | ||||||||||||||||
| Sequence must be complete | |||||||||||||||||
| CHEM 008 Organic Chemistry | Chem 12A Organic Chemistry I AND Chem 12AL Organic Chemistry Lab I AND Chem 12B Organic Chemistry II AND Chem 12BL Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | ||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 2A General Physics | ||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 2B General Physics | ||||||||||||||||
| BIOL 005 Computer Literacy in Biology | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||
| GEOL 001 General Geology | GEOL 10 Introduction to Earth Science | ||||||||||||||||
Requirements in the Major: | |||||||||||||||||
| BIOL 001 Plant Biology | Bio 1C Plant Biology & Ecological Principles (*) | ||||||||||||||||
| BIOL 002 Animal Biology | Bio 1B Animal Diversity and Evolution (*) | ||||||||||||||||
| BIOL 003 Cell Biology | Bio 1A Cell & Molecular Biology (*) | ||||||||||||||||
| BIOL 004 The Profession of Biology | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||
| BIOL 006 Biological Safety | No 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). | 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 Equivalent Transfer 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). | |||||||||||||||||
LDTP Approved Courses (*) | |||||||||||||||||
| The following Cabrillo College courses are approved for the following LDTP course descriptors shown on the right. | |||||||||||||||||
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| LDTP courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other. | |||||||||||||||||
| LDTP courses are not necessarily "equivalent" or "identical" in content. | |||||||||||||||||
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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