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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BS - Nutritional Science

San José State University -to- Columbia 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

Students may pursue the BS - Nutritional Science without an area of concentration (general degree). This alternate plan will prepare students for careers in Nutrition Science, Sports Nutrition, Food Management, Nutrition Education (does not qualify students to become credentialed teachers). Departmental advising (408-924-3100) is required in order to avoid taking additional supporting courses. These academic plans do not meet the requirements of the American Dietetic Association or the Institute of Food Technologists.

Supporting Courses:

ENVS 001 Introduction to Environmental IssuesNo Current Equivalent
MICR 020 General BacteriologyBIOL 65 Microbiology
PSYC 001 General PsychologyPsyc 1 General Psychology
STAT 095 Elementary StatisticsMath 2 Elements of Statistics (*)
   OR
HS 067 Introductory Health StatisticsNo Current Equivalent

Major Core:

NUFS 008 Nutrition for the Health ProfessionsBiol 50 Nutrition
NUFS 031 Professionalism in Nutrition, Food Science and PackagingNo Current Equivalent

Select One Emphasis from the following:

For the emphasis in Nutrition Science, add:

CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General ChemistryChem 1A General Chemistry
   AND
Chem 1B General Chemistry
Equivalent only if Sequence is complete
Sequence must be complete
CHEM 008 Organic ChemistryNo Current Equivalent
BIOL 065 Human AnatomyNo Current Equivalent
BIOL 066 Human PhysiologyNo Current Equivalent

For the emphasis in Nutrition Education, add:

BIOL 021 Human BiologyNo Current Equivalent
CHEM 030A Introductory ChemistryChem 10 Fundamentals of Chemistry
CHEM 030B Introductory ChemistryChem 11 Fundamentals of Organic Biochemistry

For the emphasis in Sports Nutrition, add:

BIOL 066 Human PhysiologyNo Current Equivalent
CHEM 030A Introductory ChemistryChem 10 Fundamentals of Chemistry
CHEM 030B Introductory ChemistryChem 11 Fundamentals of Organic Biochemistry

For the emphasis in Food Management, add:

NUFS 020 Sanitation and Environmental Issues in the Hospitality IndustryNo Current Equivalent
NUFS 022 Catering and Beverage ManagementNo Current Equivalent
NUFS 025 Internship in Foodservice ManagementNo Current Equivalent
BIOL 021 Human BiologyNo Current Equivalent
BUS 020N Survey of AccountingNo Current Equivalent
CHEM 030A Introductory ChemistryChem 10 Fundamentals of Chemistry
CHEM 030B Introductory ChemistryChem 11 Fundamentals of Organic Biochemistry
ECON 001A Principles of Economics: MacroeconomicsEcon 10 Prin. of Economics (*)
   OR
ECON 001B Principles of Economics: MicroeconomicsEcon 11 Prin. of Economics (*)
NUFS 012 Food, Beverage and Labor Cost Control SystemsNo Current Equivalent
   OR
NUFS 023 Culinary ConceptsNo Current Equivalent
   OR
HRTM 023 Culinary ConceptsNo Current Equivalent

For the emphasis in Environmental Food and Health Specialist take:

NUFS 020 Sanitation and Environmental Issues in the Hospitality IndustryNo Current Equivalent
CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General ChemistryChem 1A General Chemistry
   AND
Chem 1B General Chemistry
Equivalent only if Sequence is complete
Sequence must be complete
CHEM 030A Introductory ChemistryChem 10 Fundamentals of Chemistry
CHEM 030B Introductory ChemistryChem 11 Fundamentals of Organic Biochemistry
PHYS 002A Fundamentals of PhysicsPhycs 4A Introductory Physics I: Trigonemetry Level
PHYS 002B Fundamentals of PhysicsPhycs 4B Introductory Physics II: Trigonemetry Level
MATH 008 College Algebra and TrigonometryNo Current Equivalent
BIOL 020 Ecological BiologyBiol 24 General Ecology
BIOL 021 Human BiologyNo 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 Advanced Composition and Introduction to Literature
or
Second Semester English Composition Equivalent CourseEngl 1C Critical Reasoning and Writing
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 Columbia College courses are CAN qualified.
Math 2CAN Stat 2
Econ 10CAN Econ 2
Econ 11CAN Econ 4
CAN System courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other.
CAN System 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.