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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BS - Environmental Studies


Concentration in Energy

San José State University -to- CSU, Bakersfield

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:

ENVS 010 Life on a Changing PlanetNo Current Equivalent
ECON 001B Principles of Economics: MicroeconomicsEcon 201 Microeconomics
STAT 095 Elementary StatisticsMath 140 Elementary Statistics (*)

Take two courses in the same field of study from the following series and select a third course from another field:

CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry
Sequence must be complete
Chem 211 Principles of Chemistry I
   AND
Chem 212 Principles of Chemistry II
   AND
Chem 213 Principles of Chemical Analysis
Equivalent only if sequence is complete
OR
PHYS 002A Fundamentals of PhysicsPhys 201 Principles of Physics
   AND
Phys 202 Principles of Physics
AND
PHYS 002B Fundamentals of PhysicsPhys 202 Principles of Physics
   AND
Phys 203 Principles of Physics

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

ENVS 001 Introduction to Environmental IssuesNo 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 110 Expository Writing
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 CSU, Bakersfield courses are CAN qualified.
Math 140CAN Stat 2
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.