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 | |
The Creative Arts Program is interdisciplinary. Lower division requirements in the Major include the following: | ||
Six (6) semester or nine (9) quarter units activity or studio courses in visual or performing arts or creative writing, such as the articulated equivalents of: | ||
| ART 012 Two-Dimensional Design and Color Concepts | Arts 8 Design | |
| ART 013 Three-Dimensional Design Concepts | Arts 10A Three Dimensional Design AND Arts 10B Intermediate Three Dimensional Design | |
| ART 024 Beginning Drawing | ARTS 4A Drawing AND ARTS 4B Drawing | |
| ART 026 Representational Drawing | No Current Equivalent | |
| ART 046 Introduction to Ceramics | Arts 18A Ceramics AND Arts 18B Ceramics (Wheel Throwing) | |
| ART 074 Introduction to Digital Media | No Current Equivalent | |
| DANC 040A Modern Dance I | Danc 23A Theory and Technique of Contemporary Dance I AND Danc 23B Theory and Technique of Contemporary Dance II | |
| DANC 042A Jazz Dance I | Danc 37A Theory and Technique of Jazz Dance I AND Danc 37B Theory and Technique of Jazz Dance II | |
| ENGL 071 Creative Writing | Ewrt 30 Introduction to Creative Writing | |
| TA 005 Acting | Thea 20A Theory & Technique of Acting (Introduction) AND Thea 20B Theory & Technique of Acting (Modern Period) | |
| TA 015 Voice and Diction | No Current Equivalent | |
| TA 017 Intermediate Acting | Thea 20B Theory & Technique of Acting (Modern Period) AND Thea 20C Theory & Technique of Acting (Classic Period) | |
| TA 048 Beyond Words: Getting Smarter Through Movement | No Current Equivalent | |
| TA 064 Makeup for Stage and Video | No Current Equivalent | |
| or a course in music or instrumental performance. | ||
Nine (9) semester or fourteen (14) quarter units of lower division non-studio, nonactivity courses in history or theory in three (3) disciplines selected from the following: | ||
| School of Art and Design, School of Music and Dance, RTVF/T (Television, Radio, Film and Theatre) department, English and Comparative Literature department, and others approved by the CAP Advisor, such as | ||
| ART 042 Fiber Concepts | No Current Equivalent | |
| ARTH 010 Art Appreciation | ARTS 1A Introduction to the Visual Arts | |
| OR | ||
| ARTH 011 Modern Art History | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| ARTH 070A Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval | Arts 2A History of Art AND Arts 2B History of Art | |
| OR | ||
| ARTH 070B Art History, Renaissance to Modern | Arts 2B History of Art AND Arts 2C History of Art | |
| OR | ||
| ARTH 070C Arts of Asia | Arts 2G Arts of Asia | |
| OR | ||
| ARTH 072 Design in Society | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| ARTH 080 The Applied Arts in Interior Design | No Current Equivalent | |
| DANC 010 Dance Appreciation | Danc 38A Appreciation of Dance | |
| ENGL 010 Great Works of Literature | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| ENGL 022 Fantasy and Science Fiction | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| ENGL 040 Contemporary World Fiction | ELIT 44 International Literature (Fiction) | |
| OR | ||
| 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) | |
| OR | ||
| 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) | |
| ENGL 078 Introduction to Shakespeare's Drama | ELit 17 Introduction to Shakespeare | |
| MUSC 010A Music Appreciation | MUSI 1 Introduction to Music | |
| MUSC 012 Fundamentals of Music History | No Current Equivalent | |
| MUSC 019 Music in World Cultures | Musi 7B Introduction to World Music in America | |
| MUSC 081 Concert Listening I | No Current Equivalent | |
| RTVF 082 Introduction to Film | No Current Equivalent | |
| RTVF 091 Introduction to Radio and Television Production | No Current Equivalent | |
| RTVF 098 Film and Television Aesthetics | No Current Equivalent | |
| TA 010 Theatre Appreciation | Thea 1 Appreciation of Theatre | |
| TA 011 Script Analysis | No Current Equivalent | |
| TA 048 Beyond Words: Getting Smarter Through Movement | No Current Equivalent | |
The Diversified BA in Creative Arts | ||
| (for Multiple Subject/CLAD Credential Candidates) requires specific lower division General Education courses (Please see BA-Creative Arts, Preparation for Teaching) or please contact the Program Coordinator for Creative Arts at SJSU for a list of these specific courses and/or for further information and advising about the program. | ||
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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