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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BA - Creative Arts

San José State University -to- CSU, Long Beach

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.

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Lower Division Course Requirements		Community College Course Equivalents
The Creative Arts Program is interdisciplinary. Lower division requirements in the Major include the following:
Six (6) semester or nine (9) quarter units activity or studio courses in visual or performing arts or creative writing, such as the articulated equivalents of:
ART 012 Two-Dimensional Design and Color Concepts		Art 130 Foundation Two-Dimensional
ART 013 Three-Dimensional Design Concepts		Art 131 Foundation Three-Dimensional
ART 024 Beginning Drawing		Art 181 Foundation Drawing
ART 026 Representational Drawing		No Current Equivalent
ART 046 Introduction to Ceramics		Art 251A Intro to Ceramics: Handbuilding
ART 074 Introduction to Digital Media		No Current Equivalent
DANC 040A Modern Dance I		No Current Equivalent
DANC 042A Jazz Dance I		No Current Equivalent
ENGL 071 Creative Writing		No Current Equivalent
TA 005 Acting		No Current Equivalent
TA 015 Voice and Diction		Thea 112 Stage Diction (*)
TA 017 Intermediate Acting		No Current Equivalent
TA 048 Beyond Words: Getting Smarter Through Movement		No Current Equivalent
TA 064 Makeup for Stage and Video		Thea 144 Stage Makeup I (*)
or a course in music or instrumental performance.
Nine (9) semester or fourteen (14) quarter units of lower division non-studio, nonactivity courses in history or theory in three (3) disciplines selected from the following:
School of Art and Design, School of Music and Dance, RTVF/T (Television, Radio, Film and Theatre) department, English and Comparative Literature department, and others approved by the CAP Advisor, such as
ART 042 Fiber Concepts		No Current Equivalent
ARTH 010 Art Appreciation		No Current Equivalent
OR
ARTH 011 Modern Art History		No Current Equivalent
OR
ARTH 070A Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval		Art 115B Foundations of Art History I
OR
ARTH 070B Art History, Renaissance to Modern		Art 115C Foundations of Art History II
OR
ARTH 070C Arts of Asia		No Current Equivalent
OR
ARTH 072 Design in Society		No Current Equivalent
OR
ARTH 080 The Applied Arts in Interior Design		No Current Equivalent
DANC 010 Dance Appreciation		No Current Equivalent
ENGL 010 Great Works of Literature		Engl 180 Appreciation of Literature
OR
ENGL 022 Fantasy and Science Fiction		No Current Equivalent
OR
ENGL 040 Contemporary World Fiction		No Current Equivalent
OR
ENGL 056A English Literature to the Late 18th Century		Engl 250A Survey of English Literature
OR
ENGL 056B English Literature Late 18th Century to Present		Engl 250B Survey of English Literature
OR
ENGL 068A American Literature to 1865		No Current Equivalent
OR
ENGL 068B American Literature 1865 to Present		No Current Equivalent
ENGL 078 Introduction to Shakespeare's Drama		No Current Equivalent
MUSC 010A Music Appreciation		No Current Equivalent
MUSC 012 Fundamentals of Music History		No Current Equivalent
MUSC 019 Music in World Cultures		No Current Equivalent
MUSC 081 Concert Listening I		No Current Equivalent
RTVF 082 Introduction to Film		No Current Equivalent
RTVF 091 Introduction to Radio and Television Production		No Current Equivalent
RTVF 098 Film and Television Aesthetics		No Current Equivalent
TA 010 Theatre Appreciation		No Current Equivalent
TA 011 Script Analysis		No Current Equivalent
TA 048 Beyond Words: Getting Smarter Through Movement		No Current Equivalent
The Diversified BA in Creative Arts
(for Multiple Subject/CLAD Credential Candidates) requires specific lower division General Education courses (Please see BA-Creative Arts, Preparation for Teaching) or please contact the Program Coordinator for Creative Arts at SJSU for a list of these specific courses and/or for further information and advising about the program.
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).		ENGL 101 Composition
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, Long Beach courses are CAN qualified.
Thea 112 CAN DRam 6 Thea 144 CAN DRAM 14
CAN System courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other.
CAN System courses are not necessarily "equivalent" or "identical" in content.

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Additional Graduation Requirements

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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