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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BFA - Interior Design

San José State University -to- Cosumnes River 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 for the Major:

ART 001 Introduction to the Study of Art and DesignNo Current Equivalent
ART 014 ColorNo Current Equivalent
ART 024 Beginning DrawingART 300 Elementary Drawing and Composition (*)
ART 013 Three-Dimensional Design ConceptsART 370 Three Dimensional Design (*)
   OR
ART 026 Representational DrawingNo Current Equivalent
ARTH 070A Art History, Prehistoric to MedievalARTH 303 Art Survey: Ancient to 14th Century (*)
   OR
DSGD 083 Digital Applications: BasicsNo Current Equivalent
ARTH 070B Art History, Renaissance to ModernARTH 309 Art Survey:Renaissance to 19th Century (*)

Support for the Major:

TECH 027 Fundamentals of Architectural GraphicsNo Current Equivalent
ENVS 001 Introduction to Environmental IssuesNo Current Equivalent

Prerequisites to Admission to the Major:

DSIT 015 Architectural Drawing and 3-D ModelingNo Current Equivalent
DSIT 029 Design ProcessNo Current Equivalent
DSIT 033 Architectural PresentationNo Current Equivalent
DSIT 034 Interior Architecture Foundation StudioNo Current Equivalent

Requirements in the major:

DSIT 080 The Applied Arts in Interior DesignNo Current Equivalent
DSIT 098 Architectural ForumNo Current Equivalent
Students must maintain a 3.0 gpa on a 4.0 scale in all art/design courses; failing this, the BFA status will be changed to the BA-Art.

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).
ENGWR 301 College Composition and Literature
or
Second Semester English Composition Equivalent CourseENGWR 302 Advanced Composition & Critical Thinking
   OR
PHIL 328 Critical Reasoning & Composition
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 Cosumnes River College courses are CAN qualified.
ART 300CAN Art 8
ART 370CAN Art 16
ARTH 303CAN Art 2
ARTH 309CAN Art 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.