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 Sequence must be complete. | CHEM 111 General Chemistry (*) AND CHEM 112 General Chemistry (*) Equivalent only if sequence is complete | ||||||||||
| MATH 030 Calculus I | MATH 120 Analytical Geometry & Calculus | ||||||||||
| MATH 031 Calculus II | MATH 121 Analytical Geometry & Calculus | ||||||||||
| MATH 032 Calculus III | MATH 220 Analytical Geometry & Calculus | ||||||||||
| MATH 133A Ordinary Differential Equations Community College math courses articulated with SJSU's Math 133A will meet course content requirements for the major but will not receive upper division credit. | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
Physics Requirement: | |||||||||||
| Note: Students who begin their university experience as freshmen at San José State University will need to take the following Physics series: PHYSICS 070 and 071 (equivalent to PHYSICS 050, 051, 052) at San José State University. All transfer students will be expected to have completed the course equivalents to the Physics series listed below. | |||||||||||
| PHYS 050 General Physics/Mechanics | PHYS 204A Mechanics | ||||||||||
| PHYS 051 General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism | PHYS 204B Electricity & Magnetism | ||||||||||
| PHYS 052 General Physics/Heat and Light | PHYS 204C Heat, Wave, Motion, Sound, Light, and Modern Topics | ||||||||||
| OR | |||||||||||
| PHYS 070 Mechanics | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| PHYS 071 Electricity and Magnetism | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
Engineering Requirements: | |||||||||||
| CE 099 Statics | CIVL 211 Statics | ||||||||||
| ENGR 010 Introduction to Engineering | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| EE 098 Introduction to Circuit Analysis | EECE 211 Linear Circuits I (*) | ||||||||||
| MATE 025 Introduction to Materials | MECH 210 Materials Science and Engineering | ||||||||||
| ENGL 001B Composition 2 A "C" or better is required in English 1B (a "C-" is not acceptable). <i>English 001B is required of all Engineering majors.</i> | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| Please Note: The lower division Core (LD Core) consists of all the first and second year math, science and engineering classes. The LD Core must be satistied with a GPA of 2.00 or better in order to graduate. The following portion of the LD Core must be satisfied with course grades of C- or better: Phys 051 and 052; Math 031, 032, and 133A; Chem 001A and 001B. | |||||||||||
CAN Qualified Courses (*) | |||||||||||
| The following CSU, Chico 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.
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