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: Microeconomics | Econ 201B Principles of Economics | ||||
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | Math 236 Introduction to Applied Statistics OR Math 247 Introduction to Statistics (*) | ||||
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 201A General College Chemistry AND Chem 201B General College Chemistry Equivalent only if sequence is complete | ||||
| OR | |||||
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | PHYS 205A General Physics | ||||
| AND | |||||
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | PHYS 205B General Physics | ||||
| OR | |||||
| BIOL 001 Plant Biology | Bio 201A Biology AND Bio 201B Biology | ||||
| AND | |||||
| BIOL 002 Animal Biology | Bio 201A Biology AND Bio 201B Biology | ||||
In the remaining discipline, take one course from: | |||||
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | Chem 210 Introductory Chemistry OR Chem 210FL Introductory Chemistry w/Facilitator Assisted Learning | ||||
| OR | |||||
| ENVS 010 Life on a Changing Planet | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| OR | |||||
| PHYS 001 Elementary Physics | PHYS 210 Introduction to Physics | ||||
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: | |||||
| ENVS 001 Introduction to Environmental Issues | 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}: | |||||
| 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 | ENGL 201C English Composition: Critical Thinking | ||||
| 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 Cuesta College 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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