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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BS - Meteorology

San José State University -to- CSU, Chico

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

Supporting courses for the Major:

CHEM 001A | taken at SJSU
OR
General Chemistry Equivalent CourseCHEM 111 General Chemistry (*)
   OR
CHEM 112 General Chemistry (*)
Note: SJSU requires completion of the Chemistry sequence for most majors, however this major only requires completion of one semester equivalent General Chemistry, in lieu of CHEM 1A.
PHYS 050 General Physics/MechanicsPHYS 204A Mechanics
PHYS 051 General Physics/Electricity and MagnetismPHYS 204B Electricity & Magnetism
PHYS 052 General Physics/Heat and LightPHYS 204C Heat, Wave, Motion, Sound, Light, and Modern Topics
MATH 030 Calculus IMATH 120 Analytical Geometry & Calculus
MATH 031 Calculus IIMATH 121 Analytical Geometry & Calculus
MATH 032 Calculus IIIMATH 220 Analytical Geometry & Calculus
MATH 133A Ordinary Differential Equations
The transfer student may take a course in ordinary differential equations at the community college and receive content credit upon transfer.		No Current Equivalent

Required for the Major:

METR 010 Weather and ClimateNo Current Equivalent
METR 050 Scientific Computing INo Current Equivalent
METR 051 Scientific Computing IINo Current Equivalent
METR 061 Introduction to MeteorologyNo 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).		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 CSU, Chico courses are CAN qualified.
CHEM 111CAN Chem 2
CHEM 112CAN Chem 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.