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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2012 - Spring 2013
BS - Kinesiology
San José State University -to- CSU, Los Angeles
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 | |
| Listed below are lower division course requirements necessary for: BS - Kinesiology with emphases in Adapted Physical Activity, Pre-Professional, Exercise and Fitness Specialist, Movement Science, Societal Studies, Sport Management, or Individualized Studies. A minimum passing grade of "C-" in all major courses is required for all kinesiology majors. | ||
Supporting Courses: | ||
| BIOL 065 Human Anatomy | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| Human Anatomy Equivalent Transfer Course | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 066 Human Physiology | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | Chem 151 Fundamentals of Chemistry I | |
| Math Concepts Course - Any course approved for CSU GE Area B-4 - Mathematical Concepts (A grade of "C" or better is required). | ||
Core Requirements: | ||
| KIN 070 Introduction to Kinesiology Must earn a grade of "C-" or better. | No Current Equivalent | |
| Kinesiology majors are required to take 6 KIN activity courses. One activity must be taken from 4 different movement areas. Two of these KIN courses count for P.E. graduation requirement. Must earn a grade of "C-" or better in these courses. | ||
Emphasis Requirements: | ||
| Choose one emphasis from: Adapted Physical Activity, Pre-Professional, Exercise and Fitness Specialist, Movement Science, Societal Studies, Sport Management, Individualized Studies (A minimum passing grade of "C-" in all major courses is required for all kinesiology majors). Note: Only the following emphasis offer lower division course work to meet some requirements. | ||
Adapted Physical Activity Emphasis: | ||
| EDSE 014A American Sign Language I | No Current Equivalent | |
| HRTM 097A Event Planning | No Current Equivalent | |
Pre-Professional Emphasis: | ||
| HS 001 Understanding Your Health | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 001A and CHEM 001B General Chemistry | Chem 101 General Chemistry I AND Chem 102 General Chemistry II AND Chem 103 General Chemistry III Equivalent only if sequence is complete | |
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 101 Physics AND Phys 102 Physics | |
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 102 Physics AND Phys 103 Physics | |
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | Math 274 Introduction to Statistics | |
| or | ||
| UNVS 015C Statway C: Statistics-Concepts & Methods Please note: A course that articulates to UNVS 015C may be used in "lieu of" the statistics course required by this major through Summer 2014. Only 3 semester units will be awarded for a transfer course if equivalent. Students must earn a grade of "C" or better. | No Current Equivalent | |
Exercise and Fitness Specialist Emphasis: | ||
| NUFS 008 Nutrition for the Health Professions | No Current Equivalent | |
| HRTM 097A Event Planning | No Current Equivalent | |
Movement Science Emphasis - select up to 30 semester units from: | ||
| BIOL 001A Foundations of Biodiversity | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 001B Foundations of Cell Biology & Physiology | No Current Equivalent | |
| MICR 020 General Bacteriology | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 008 Organic Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 009 Organic Chemistry Lab | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 112A, 112B and 113A Organic Chemistry & Lab | No Current Equivalent | |
| NUFS 008 Nutrition for the Health Professions | No Current Equivalent | |
| ANTH 025 Human Lifecourse in Context | No Current Equivalent | |
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | Math 274 Introduction to Statistics | |
| or | ||
| UNVS 015C Statway C: Statistics-Concepts & Methods Please note: A course that articulates to UNVS 015C may be used in "lieu of" STAT 095 ourse required by this major through Summer 2014. Only 3 semester units will be awarded for a transfer course if equivalent. Students must earn a grade of "C" or better. | No Current Equivalent | |
Societal Studies Emphasis: | ||
| PHIL 012 Philosophy of the Person Must earn a grade of "C-" or better. | No Current Equivalent | |
| AAS 022 Asian America: Diversity in the United States | No Current Equivalent | |
| AAS 025 The Changing Majority: Power and Ethnicity in America | No Current Equivalent | |
Sport Management Emphasis - select 6 semester units from: | ||
| ADV 091 Introduction to Advertising | No Current Equivalent | |
| BUS 020N Survey of Accounting | No Current Equivalent | |
| BUS 080 Legal Environment of Business | Fin 205 Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business I | |
| BUS 091L Computer Tools for Business | No Current Equivalent | |
| BUS 092 Introduction to Business Programming | No Current Equivalent | |
| PR 099 Contemporary Public Relations | No Current Equivalent | |
| BUS 090 Business Statistics | No Current Equivalent | |
| or | ||
| UNVS 015C Statway C: Statistics-Concepts & Methods Please note: A course that articulates to UNVS 015C may be used in "lieu of" STAT 095 ourse required by this major through Summer 2014. Only 3 semester units will be awarded for a transfer course if equivalent. Students must earn a grade of "C" or better. | No 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}. | ||
| Once you complete the following course requirement (earning a grade of C or better) contact https://testing.sjsu.edu to register for the WST exam at SJSU. Passing the WST prior to your first semsester at SJSU will prevent delays in registering for upper division courses: | ||
| ENGL 001B Composition 2 A "C" or better is required in English 1B (a "C-" is not acceptable). | No Current Equivalent | |
| or | ||
| 2nd English Composition Equivalent Transfer 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). | ||
IMPORTANT TRANSFER INFORMATION:
Prior to transferring to San José State University all transfers must earn at least 60 transferable semester units (90 quarter). Within those 60 semester/90 quarter units students are strongly encouraged to complete the following:
1. General Education Requirements:
Complete all the CSU GE Breadth requirements at the community college (39 semester units/58 quarter units). The approved courses for each area can be found at www.ASSIST.org under the link "CSU GE-Breadth Certification Courses" for your college. Many of these courses can be double counted to meet the major requirements shown above, so choose your courses wisely. 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.
2. Second Semester English Composition:
Complete the second semester English composition course (or equivalent) as it is a prerequisite to registering for the WST and 100W courses at SJSU. Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in this course (a "C-" is not acceptable). Approved courses can be found above within the lower division major requirements. Be sure to select this course as part of your CSU GE-Breadth 39 semester unit requirements. Once this course is complete, students are encouraged to take the WST exam at SJSU to avoid delays in enrollment for other SJSU required courses. To register for the WST contact our Testing office at testing.sjsu.edu.
3. American Institutions Requirement (US 1, US 2, and US 3 must be completed):
This requirement is normally 2 courses and can be taken as part of your CSU GE-Breadth 39 semester unit requirements (GE Area D and sometimes Area C). The approved courses can be found at www.ASSIST.org under the link "CSU US History, Constitution, and American Ideals Courses" for your college.
4. Physical Education Requirement:
Two courses are required and must include at least two different activities. Completion of these courses will clear the graduation requirement at SJSU.
5. Lower Division Major Course Requirements:
Complete as many of the lower division courses required for the major as possible. Many of these courses may be double counted as part of the CSU GE-Breadth 39 semester unit requirements. These requirements are shown above.
