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: | ||
| SOCI 015 Statistical Applications in the Social Sciences | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| SOCS 015 Statistical Applications in the Social Sciences | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | Math 200 Elementary Probability & Statistics | |
Core Requirements for the Major: | ||
| ANTH 011 Cultural Anthropology | Anth 110 Cultural Anthropology | |
| ANTH 012 Introduction to Human Evolution | Anth 125 Physical Anthropology | |
| ANTH 013 Archaeology | 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 110 Composition & Literature OR Engl 165 Advanced Composition | |
| 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.