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 | |
Communication Studies Department offers BA - Communication Studies, and BA - Communication Studies, Preparation for Teaching. | ||
The general BA - Communication Studies major has no lower division course requirements or prerequisites, beyond completion of Lower Division General Education. The department will accept, as electives in the major, up to 9 semester units of Speech Communication courses that are not also used to satisfy Lower Division General Education requirements (i.e., no transfer courses may be double-counted for both GE and major electives). Community College students should meet with a counselor as soon as possible to determine baccalaureate level courses offered at your institution that are articulated with SJSU. | ||
| No specific courses are required. However, potential majors should satisfy their CSU GE Area A 1-Oral Communication requirement with a public speaking course. Only courses that are approved baccalaureate level lower division Speech Communication courses will be accepted for transfer. | ||
Students may select up to 9 semester units of electives for transfer from courses articulated with the following courses: | ||
| COMM 010 Communication and Human Relationships | No Current Equivalent | |
| COMM 020 Public Speaking | Spch 1 Public Speaking | |
| COMM 040 Argumentation and Advocacy | Spch 8 Argumentation & Reasoning | |
| COMM 041 Critical Decision Making | No Current Equivalent | |
| COMM 045 Communication Criticism | No Current Equivalent | |
| COMM 074 Fundamentals of Intercultural Communication | Spch 7 Intercultural Communication OR ICS 7 Intercultural Communication | |
Lower Divison support courses required for Preparation for Teaching select: | ||
| ENGL 056A English Literature to the Late 18th Century | ELit 46A Major British Writers (Medieval and Renaissance) AND ELit 46B Major British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic) | |
| OR | ||
| ENGL 056B English Literature Late 18th Century to Present | ELit 46B Major British Writers (Neo-Classical and Romantic) AND ELit 46C Major British Writers (Victorian and Modern) | |
| ENGL 068A American Literature to 1865 | ELit 48A Major American Writers (Colonial and Romantic, 1620-1855) AND ELit 48B Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1855-1920) | |
| OR | ||
| ENGL 068B American Literature 1865 to Present | ELit 48B Major American Writers (The Advent of Realism, 1855-1920) AND ELit 48C Major American Writers (The Modern Age, 1914-the Present) | |
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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