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 | |||||||
| B.S. - Geology offers a program with depth in all aspects of geology. It is the curriculum traditionally required for admission to graduate programs in geology or geophysics. Graduates are employed as entry-level geologists and technicians in engineering, geophysical, and geological firms, or local and state government agencies. | ||||||||
Supporting courses required: | ||||||||
| MATH 030 Calculus I (with grade of "C-" or better) | Math 150A Analytic Geometry & Calculus (*) | |||||||
| CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry | Chem 120A General Chemistry AND Chem 120B General Chemistry Equivalent only if sequence is complete | |||||||
| Sequence must be complete | ||||||||
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 211 Elementary Physics AND Phys 211L Elementary Physics Lab | |||||||
| AND | ||||||||
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 212 Elementary Physics AND Phys 212L Elementary Physics Lab | |||||||
| OR | ||||||||
| PHYS 050 General Physics/Mechanics | Phys 225 Mechanics AND Phys 225L Mechanics Lab | |||||||
| AND | ||||||||
| PHYS 051 General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism | Phys 226 Electricity & Magnetism AND Phys 226L Electricity & Magnetism Lab | |||||||
| OR | ||||||||
| PHYS 050 General Physics/Mechanics | Phys 225 Mechanics AND Phys 225L Mechanics Lab | |||||||
| AND | ||||||||
| PHYS 052 General Physics/Heat and Light | Phys 227 Waves & Modern Physics AND Phys 227L Waves & Modern Physics Lab | |||||||
Additional requirement: | ||||||||
| GEOL 003 Planet Earth | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| GEOL 004L Planet Earth Laboratory | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| GEOL 007 Earth, Time and Life | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| GEOL 028 Geology Outdoors | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
Elective: | ||||||||
| MATH 031 Calculus II Note: Math 31 is recommended for graduate school or technical careers. | Math 150B Analytic Geometry & Calculus (*) | |||||||
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, Fullerton 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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