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: | ||
| CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry | Chem 1A General Chemistry AND Chem 1B General Chemistry AND Chem 1C General Chemistry Equivalent only if sequence is complete | |
| Sequence must be complete | ||
| CHEM 008 Organic Chemistry | Chem 12A Organic Chemistry AND Chem 12B Organic Chemistry AND Chem 12C Organic Chemistry | |
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 2A General Introductory Physics AND Phys 2B General Introductory Physics | |
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 2B General Introductory Physics AND Phys 2C General Introductory Physics | |
| OR | ||
| GEOL 007 Earth, Time and Life | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 005 Computer Literacy in Biology | No Current Equivalent | |
| ENGL 001A Composition I | Ewrt 1A Composition & Reading OR ESL 5 Advanced Composition and Reading | |
| ENGL 001B Composition 2 </i> 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 | |
Requirements in the Major Core: | ||
| BIOL 001 Plant Biology | Biol 6A Form and Functions in the Biological World AND Biol 6C Evolution and Ecology OR Esci 20 Introduction to Biodiversity I AND Esci 21 Introduction to Biodiversity II AND Esci 30 Conservation Biology | |
| BIOL 002 Animal Biology | Biol 6A Form and Functions in the Biological World AND Biol 6C Evolution and Ecology OR Esci 20 Introduction to Biodiversity I AND Esci 21 Introduction to Biodiversity II AND Esci 30 Conservation Biology | |
| BIOL 003 Cell Biology | Biol 6B Cell and Molecular Biology | |
| BIOL 004 The Profession of Biology | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 006 Biological Safety | No Current Equivalent | |
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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