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 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry | Chem 1A General Chemistry AND Chem 1B General Chemistry Equivalent only if Sequence is complete | ||||||||||
| Sequence must be complete | |||||||||||
| CHEM 008 Organic Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| ENGL 001B Composition 2 A "C" or better is required in English 1B (a "C-" is not acceptable). | Engl 1B Advanced Composition and Introduction to Literature | ||||||||||
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phycs 4A Introductory Physics I: Trigonemetry Level | ||||||||||
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phycs 4B Introductory Physics II: Trigonemetry Level | ||||||||||
| BIOL 005 Computer Literacy in Biology | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| GEOL 001 General Geology | ESC 5 Physical Geology | ||||||||||
Requirements in the Major: | |||||||||||
| BIOL 001 Plant Biology | Biol 6 Principles of Plant Biology (*) | ||||||||||
| BIOL 002 Animal Biology | Biol 4 Principles of Animal Biology (*) | ||||||||||
| BIOL 003 Cell Biology | Biol 2 Principles of Biology (*) | ||||||||||
| BIOL 004 The Profession of Biology | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| BIOL 006 Biological Safety | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
CAN Qualified Courses (*) | |||||||||||
| The following Columbia 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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