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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BS - Forensic Science


Concentration in Chemistry

San José State University -to- Compton 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 and/or Support for the Major:

CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General ChemistryChem 3 General Chemistry I (*)
   AND
Chem 4 General Chemistry II (*)
Equivalent only if Sequence is Complete
Sequence must be complete
CHEM 055 Quantitative AnalysisChem 7 Quantitative Analysis (*)

SJSU students must take the Math Placement Exam

MATH 030 Calculus IMath 11 Calc. and Analytic Geom. I (*)
MATH 031 Calculus IIMath 12 Calc. and Analytic Geom. II (*)
STAT 095 Elementary StatisticsMath 7 Intro to Statistics (*)
   OR
HS 067 Introductory Health StatisticsNo Current Equivalent

Physics Requirement:

PHYS 050 General Physics/MechanicsPhys 5 Mechanics, Fluids, Heat
PHYS 051 General Physics/Electricity and MagnetismPhys 6 Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 052 General Physics/Heat and LightPhys 7 Oscillations, Light, Modern
PHYS 053 General Physics/Atomic PhysicsNo Current Equivalent
OR
PHYS 070 MechanicsNo Current Equivalent
PHYS 071 Electricity and MagnetismNo Current Equivalent
PHYS 072 Atomic PhysicsNo Current Equivalent

Major Requirements:

JS 010 Introduction to Justice StudiesCRMJ 1 Introduction to Criminal Justice
JS 016 Criminal Evidence and ProceduresCRMJ 4 Legal Aspects of Evidence
JS 020 Principles of InvestigationCRMJ 7 Principles of Investigation
CHEM 112A, 112B and 113A Organic Chemistry & LabNo Current Equivalent
NOTE: Chem 112A + 112B + 113A are Content Credit Only and equivalents must be completed as a series for credit.
CHEM 113B wiil also be required of transfer students upon arrival at SJSU.

Electives: Choose among these courses with prior advisor approval

Complete 4 semester or 6 quarter units from:

BIOL 002 Animal BiologyLSCI 7A Principles of Biology
BIOL 003 Cell BiologyLSCI 7B Principles of Biology
BIOL 006 Biological SafetyNo Current Equivalent
MATH 032 Calculus IIIMath 13 Calc. and Analytic Geom. II (*)
Other courses may also be selected with SJSU Forensic advisor approval.

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
or
Second Semester English Composition Equivalent CourseNo 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).

CAN Qualified Courses (*)

The following Compton College courses are CAN qualified.
Chem 3CAN Chem 2+4
Chem 4CAN Chem 2+4
Chem 7CAN Chem 12
Math 11CAN Math 18
Math 12CAN Math 20
Math 7CAN Stat 2
Math 13CAN Math 22
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.

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