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 | |
Requirements for the Regular Major: | ||
| ANTH 011 Cultural Anthropology | Anth 2 Cultural Anthropology | |
| PSYC 001 General Psychology | Psyc 1 General Psychology | |
| PSYC 018 Introduction to Research Methods | Psyc 3 Human Experimental Psychology OR Psyc 2 Psychology as a Behavioral Science and Profession AND Psyc 3 Human Experimental Psychology | |
| SOCI 001 Introduction to Sociology | Soc 1 Introduction to Sociology | |
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | Psyc 15 Statistics & Research Methods OR Math 10 Elementary Statistics | |
| OR | ||
| SOCI 015 Statistical Applications in the Social Sciences | Soc 15 Basic Statistics and Research Methods in Sociology | |
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). | Ewrt 1B Reading, Writing and Research OR ESL 6 Critical Reading and Research for Writing OR Ewrt 2 Critical Reading, Writing & Thinking | |
| or | ||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course | PHIL 3 Critical Thinking and Writing OR SPCH 9 Argumentation: Analysis of Oral & Written Communication | |
| 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). | ||
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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