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 012 Two-Dimensional Design and Color Concepts | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| ART 014 Color | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| ART 024 Beginning Drawing | Art 20 Drawing (*) | ||||
| ART 026 Representational Drawing | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| OR | |||||
| ART 028 Animation/Illustration Fundamentals | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| ART 050 Visual Principles for Animation | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| ART 051 Introduction to 3D Animation | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| ART 055 Life Drawing | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| ARTH 011 Modern Art History | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| ARTH 070A Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval | ArtH 10 Art History: Ancient & Primitive World | ||||
| OR | |||||
| ARTH 070B Art History, Renaissance to Modern | ArtH 11 Art History: Modern World | ||||
| OR | |||||
| ARTH 070C Arts of Asia | 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). | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| 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, Fresno 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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