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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2009 - Spring 2010

BS - Environmental Studies


Concentration in Environmental Impact Assessment

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 for the Major:

STAT 095 Elementary StatisticsMath 12 Elementary Statistics
   OR
Math 12H Honors Elementary Statistics
ECON 001B Principles of Economics: MicroeconomicsEcon 1B Introduction to Microeconomics

From the following, take two courses in either CHEM, PHYS, or BIOL; and a third course in another field:

CHEM 001A and CHEM 001B General Chemistry
Sequence must be complete
Chem 1A General Chemistry I (*)
   AND
Chem 1B General Chemistry II (*)
Equivalent only if sequence is complete
OR
PHYS 002A Fundamentals of PhysicsPhys 2A General Physics
AND
PHYS 002B Fundamentals of PhysicsPhys 2B General Physics
OR
BIOL 001 Plant BiologyBio 1C Plant Biology & Ecological Principles (*)
AND
BIOL 002 Animal BiologyBio 1B Animal Diversity and Evolution (*)

In the remaining discipline, take one course from:

CHEM 030A Introductory ChemistryChem 30A Inorganic Chemistry for Health Occupations (*)
   OR
ENVS 010 Life on a Changing PlanetNo Current Equivalent
   OR
PHYS 001 Elementary PhysicsPhys 10 Introduction to Physics
   OR
Phys 11 Elementary Physics

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

ENVS 001 Introduction to Environmental IssuesES 10 Introduction to Environmental Science

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 CoursePhilo 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.
Chem 1AGeneral Chemistry for Science Majors Sequence, with Lab
Chem 1BGeneral Chemistry for Science Majors Sequence, with Lab
Bio 1CGeneral Biology Sequence
Bio 1BGeneral Biology Sequence
Chem 30AGeneral Chemistry for Allied Health Majors, with Lab
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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