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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BS - Meteorology

San José State University -to- Cypress College

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

Supporting courses for the Major:

CHEM 001A | taken at SJSU
OR
General Chemistry Equivalent CourseChem 111AC General Chemistry (*)
   OR
Chem 111BC General Chemistry (*)
Note: SJSU requires completion of the Chemistry sequence for most majors, however this major only requires completion of one semester equivalent General Chemistry, in lieu of CHEM 1A.
PHYS 050 General Physics/MechanicsPhys 221C General Physics (*)
PHYS 051 General Physics/Electricity and MagnetismPhys 222C General Physics (*)
PHYS 052 General Physics/Heat and LightPhys 223C General Physics (*)
MATH 030 Calculus IMath 150AC Calculus and Analytic Geometry
MATH 031 Calculus IIMath 150BC Calculus and Analytic Geometry
MATH 032 Calculus IIIMath 250AC Intermediate Calculus (*)
MATH 133A Ordinary Differential Equations
The transfer student may take a course in ordinary differential equations at the community college and receive content credit upon transfer.
No Current Equivalent

Required for the Major:

METR 010 Weather and ClimateNo Current Equivalent
METR 050 Scientific Computing INo Current Equivalent
METR 051 Scientific Computing IINo Current Equivalent
METR 061 Introduction to MeteorologyNo 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 201C Intermediate College Writing
   OR
Engl 102C Intro to Literature
or
Second Semester English Composition Equivalent CourseENGL 103C Critical Reasoning & Writing
   OR
ENGL 104C Critical Analysis & Literature
   OR
ENGL 104HC Honors Critical Analysis & Literature
   OR
ENGL 201C Intermediate College Writing
   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).

CAN Qualified Courses (*)

The following Cypress College courses are CAN qualified.
Chem 111ACCAN Chem 2+4
Chem 111BCCAN Chem 2+4
Phys 221CCAN Phys 8
Phys 222CCAN Phys 12
Phys 223CCAN Phys 14
Math 250ACCAN Math 22
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.