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 and/or Support for the Major: | |||||||||||
| CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry | Chem 215 General Chemistry I: Atomic Structure & Chemical Bonding (*) AND Chem 216 General Chemistry II: Principles of Chemical Reactions (*) Equivalent only if sequence is complete | ||||||||||
| Sequence must be complete | |||||||||||
| CHEM 055 Quantitative Analysis | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
SJSU students must take the Math Placement Exam | |||||||||||
| MATH 030 Calculus I | Math 211 Basic Concepts of Calculus AND Math 212 Calculus II | ||||||||||
| MATH 031 Calculus II | Math 212 Calculus II AND Math 213 Calculus III | ||||||||||
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| OR | |||||||||||
| HS 067 Introductory Health Statistics | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
Physics Requirement: | |||||||||||
| PHYS 050 General Physics/Mechanics | Phys 221 General Physics I | ||||||||||
| PHYS 051 General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism | Phys 222 General Physics II | ||||||||||
| PHYS 052 General Physics/Heat and Light | Phys 223 General Physics III | ||||||||||
| PHYS 053 General Physics/Atomic Physics | Phys 224 General Physics IV AND Phys 225 General Physics V | ||||||||||
| OR | |||||||||||
| PHYS 070 Mechanics | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| PHYS 071 Electricity and Magnetism | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| PHYS 072 Atomic Physics | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
Major Requirements: | |||||||||||
| JS 010 Introduction to Justice Studies | CJus 101 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (*) | ||||||||||
| JS 016 Criminal Evidence and Procedures | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| JS 020 Principles of Investigation | CJus 106 Introduction to Criminal Investigation | ||||||||||
| CHEM 112A, 112B and 113A Organic Chemistry & Lab | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| NOTE: Chem 112A + 112B + 113A are Content Credit Only and equivalents must be completed as a series for credit. | |||||||||||
| CHEM 113B wiil also be required of transfer students upon arrival at SJSU. | |||||||||||
Electives: Choose among these courses with prior advisor approval | |||||||||||
Complete 4 semester or 6 quarter units from: | |||||||||||
| BIOL 002 Animal Biology | Biol 201 Biology of Organisms | ||||||||||
| BIOL 003 Cell Biology | Biol 202 Biology of Populations | ||||||||||
| BIOL 006 Biological Safety | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| MATH 032 Calculus III | Math 252 Multivariable Calculus II | ||||||||||
| Other courses may also be selected with SJSU Forensic advisor approval. | |||||||||||
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, San Bernardino 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.