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 121 General Chemistry I AND CHEM 122 General Chemistry II 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 107 Advanced Composition & Rhetoric | |
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | PHYS 100 Introduction to Physics I | |
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | PHYS 101 Introduction to Physics II | |
| BIOL 005 Computer Literacy in Biology | No Current Equivalent | |
| GEOL 001 General Geology | No Current Equivalent | |
Requirements in the Major: | ||
| BIOL 001 Plant Biology | BIOL 200 Principles of Organismal Population Biology AND BIOL 201 Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology | |
| BIOL 002 Animal Biology | BIOL 200 Principles of Organismal Population Biology AND BIOL 201 Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology | |
| BIOL 003 Cell Biology | BIOL 200 Principles of Organismal Population Biology AND BIOL 201 Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology | |
| BIOL 004 The Profession of Biology | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 006 Biological Safety | No Current Equivalent | |
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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