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: | |||||||||||
| BIOL 005 Computer Literacy in Biology | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry | Chem 1101 General Chemistry (*) AND Chem 1102 General Chemistry (*) AND Chem 1103 General Chemistry (*) Equivalent only if sequence is complete | ||||||||||
| Sequence must be complete | |||||||||||
| ENGL 001B Composition 2 A "C" or better is required in English 1B (a "C-" is not acceptable). | Engl 1002 Expository Writing II | ||||||||||
| CHEM 008 Organic Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| CHEM 009 Organic Chemistry Lab | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 2701 Introduction to Physics AND Phys 2702 Introduction to Physics | ||||||||||
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 2702 Introduction to Physics AND Phys 2703 Introduction to Physics | ||||||||||
| GEOL 001 General Geology | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| GEOL 001L General Geology Laboratory recommended but not required | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
Requirements for the Major: | |||||||||||
| BIOL 001 Plant Biology | Biol 1302 Foundations of Biologcal Science | ||||||||||
| BIOL 002 Animal Biology | Biol 1301 Foundations of Biological Science | ||||||||||
| BIOL 003 Cell Biology | Biol 1303 Foundations of Biological Science | ||||||||||
| BIOL 004 The Profession of Biology | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| BIOL 006 Biological Safety | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
CAN Qualified Courses (*) | |||||||||||
| The following CSU, East Bay 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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