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 Design | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| ART 014 Color | ART 106 Color and Design | |||||||
| ART 024 Beginning Drawing | ART 105 Drawing and Composition | |||||||
| ART 013 Three-Dimensional Design Concepts | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| OR | ||||||||
| ART 026 Representational Drawing | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| ARTH 070A Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval | ART 110 Prehistoric Art to the Middle Ages (*) | |||||||
| OR | ||||||||
| DSGD 083 Digital Applications: Basics | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| ARTH 070B Art History, Renaissance to Modern | ART 111 Renaissance to Modern Art (*) | |||||||
Support for the Major: | ||||||||
| TECH 027 Fundamentals of Architectural Graphics | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| ENVS 001 Introduction to Environmental Issues | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
Prerequisites to Admission to the Major: | ||||||||
| DSIT 015 Architectural Drawing and 3-D Modeling | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| DSIT 029 Design Process | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| DSIT 033 Architectural Presentation | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| DSIT 034 Interior Architecture Foundation Studio | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
Requirements in the major: | ||||||||
| DSIT 080 The Applied Arts in Interior Design | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| DSIT 098 Architectural Forum | No 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). | ENGL 107 Advanced Composition & Rhetoric | |||||||
| or | ||||||||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course | No 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, Channel Islands courses are CAN qualified. | ||||||||
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| CAN System courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other. | ||||||||
| CAN System courses are not necessarily "equivalent" or "identical" in content. | ||||||||
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.