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 | |||||||
| B.S. - Geology offers a program with depth in all aspects of geology. It is the curriculum traditionally required for admission to graduate programs in geology or geophysics. Graduates are employed as entry-level geologists and technicians in engineering, geophysical, and geological firms, or local and state government agencies. | ||||||||
Supporting courses required: | ||||||||
| MATH 030 Calculus I (with grade of "C-" or better) | Math 150AC Calculus I (*) | |||||||
| CHEM 001A and CHEM 001B General Chemistry | Chem 111AC General Chemistry AND Chem 111BC General Chemistry Equivalent only if sequence is complete | |||||||
| Sequence must be complete | ||||||||
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 201C College Physics | |||||||
| AND | ||||||||
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 202C College Physics | |||||||
| OR | ||||||||
| PHYS 050 General Physics/Mechanics | Phys 221C General Physics | |||||||
| AND | ||||||||
| PHYS 051 General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism | Phys 222C General Physics | |||||||
| OR | ||||||||
| PHYS 050 General Physics/Mechanics | Phys 221C General Physics | |||||||
| AND | ||||||||
| PHYS 052 General Physics/Heat and Light | Phys 223C General Physics | |||||||
Additional requirement: | ||||||||
| GEOL 003 Planet Earth | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| GEOL 004L Planet Earth Laboratory | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| GEOL 007 Earth, Time and Life | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| GEOL 028 Geology Outdoors | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
Elective: | ||||||||
| MATH 031 Calculus II Note: Math 31 is recommended for graduate school or technical careers. | Math 150BC Calculus II (*) | |||||||
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 102C Introduction to Literature | |||||||
| or | ||||||||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Transfer Course | ENGL 103C Critical Reasoning & Writing OR ENGL 104C Critical Analysis & Literature OR ENGL 104HC Honors Critical Analysis & Literature OR PHIL 172C Critical Thinking & Writing | |||||||
| 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). | ||||||||
LDTP Approved Courses (*) | ||||||||
| The following Cypress College courses are approved for the following LDTP course descriptors shown on the right. | ||||||||
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| LDTP courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other. | ||||||||
| LDTP 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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