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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BS - Environmental Studies


Concentration in Environmental Impact Assessment

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.


Lower Division Course Requirements

Community College Course Equivalents

Preparation for the Major:

ECON 001B Principles of Economics: MicroeconomicsEcon 101 Principles of Microeconomics
STAT 095 Elementary StatisticsMath 108 Statistics for Everyday Life (*)

From the following, take two courses in either CHEM, PHYS, or BIOL; and a third course in another field:

CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry
Sequence must be complete
Chem 111A General Chemistry
   AND
Chem 111B General Chemistry
Equivalent only if sequence is complete
OR
PHYS 002A Fundamentals of PhysicsPhys 100A General Physics
AND
PHYS 002B Fundamentals of PhysicsPhys 100B General Physics
OR
BIOL 001 Plant BiologyBiol 211A Biological Science I (*)
   AND
Biol 211B Biological Science II (*)
AND
BIOL 002 Animal BiologyBiol 211A Biological Science I (*)
   AND
Biol 211B Biological Science II (*)

In the remaining discipline, take one course from:

CHEM 030A Introductory ChemistryNo Current Equivalent
   OR
ENVS 010 Life on a Changing PlanetNo Current Equivalent
   OR
PHYS 001 Elementary PhysicsNo Current Equivalent

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

ENVS 001 Introduction to Environmental IssuesNo 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}:

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 CourseNo 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.
Math 108CAN Stat 2
Biol 211ACAN BIOL SEQ A
Biol 211BCAN BIOL SEQ A
Biol 211ACAN BIOL SEQ A
Biol 211BCAN BIOL SEQ A
CAN System courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other.
CAN System courses are not necessarily "equivalent" or "identical" in content.


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.