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 | |||||||||||||
Core Requirements for the Major: | ||||||||||||||
| ENGL 056A English Literature to the Late 18th Century | Engl 80A Survey of English Literature (*) | |||||||||||||
| ENGL 068A American Literature to 1865 | Engl 75A American Literature (*) | |||||||||||||
Lower division English electives (6 semester units). Select two of the following courses: | ||||||||||||||
| ENGL 056B English Literature Late 18th Century to Present | Engl 80B Survey of English Literature (*) | |||||||||||||
| ENGL 068B American Literature 1865 to Present | Engl 75B American Literature (*) | |||||||||||||
| ENGL 071 Creative Writing | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
Foreign Language Requirement: | ||||||||||||||
| Majors must complete one year of college-level foreign language. Any transferable foreign language may be used. | ||||||||||||||
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). | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
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| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course | ENGL 1B Advanced Composition and Critital 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). | ||||||||||||||
CAN Qualified Courses (*) | ||||||||||||||
| The following Chaffey College courses are CAN qualified. | ||||||||||||||
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| CAN System courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other. | ||||||||||||||
| CAN System 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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