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: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General Chemistry Equivalent Course | Chem 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MATH 030 Calculus I | Math 150AC Calculus and Analytic Geometry | |||||||||||||||||||
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| MATH 030P Calculus I with Precalculus | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||
| MATH 031 Calculus II | Math 150BC Calculus and Analytic Geometry | |||||||||||||||||||
| MATH 032 Calculus III | Math 250AC Intermediate Calculus (*) | |||||||||||||||||||
| MATH 042 Discrete Mathematics | Math 270AC Mathematical Structures I | |||||||||||||||||||
| MATH 129A Linear Algebra I | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||
| MATH 133A Ordinary Differential Equations The transfer student may take an equivalent course in linear algebra (Math 129A) or ordinary differential equations (Math 133A) at the community college and receive content credit upon transfer. | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||
Physics Requirement: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: Students who begin their university experience as freshmen at San José State University will need to take the following Physics series: PHYSICS 70 and 71 (equivalent to PHYSICS 50, 51, and 52) at San José State University. All transfer students will be expected to have completed the course equivalents to the Physics series listed below. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 050 General Physics/Mechanics | Phys 221C General Physics (*) | |||||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 051 General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism | Phys 222C General Physics (*) | |||||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 052 General Physics/Heat and Light | Phys 223C General Physics (*) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| PHYS 070 Mechanics | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 071 Electricity and Magnetism | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||
Engineering Common Core Requirements: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CMPE 046 Computer Engineering I | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||
| ENGR 010 Introduction to Engineering | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||
| ME 020 Design and Graphics | EngT 104C Computer Aided Design | |||||||||||||||||||
| EE 097 Introductory Electrical Engineering Laboratory | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||
| EE 098 Introduction to Circuit Analysis | Engr 210C Electrical Circuits | |||||||||||||||||||
| ENGL 001B Composition 2 A "C" or better is required in English 1B (a "C-" is not acceptable). <i>English 1B is required of all Engineering majors.</i> | ENGL 201C Intermediate College Writing OR Engl 102C Intro to Literature | |||||||||||||||||||
CAN Qualified Courses (*) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The following Cypress 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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