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 and/or Support for the Major: | ||
| General Chemistry Equivalent Course | Chem 1A General Chemistry AND Chem 1B General Chemistry OR Chem 1B General Chemistry AND Chem 1C 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. | ||
| CS 049C Programming in C | CIS 26A C as a Second Programming Language | |
| OR | ||
| CMPE 046 Computer Engineering I | CIS 27 Programming in C++ OR CIS 28 Object Oriented Analysis and Design with C++ | |
| ECON 001B Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | Econ 2 Principles of Microeconomics | |
| 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 | |
| MATH 071 Calculus for Business and Aviation | Math 12 Introductory Calculus for Business and Social Science | |
Major Requirements: | ||
| TECH 031 Quality Assurance and Control | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 060 Basic Electronics | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 062 Analog Circuits | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 063 Digital Circuits | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 065 Networking Theory and Application | No Current Equivalent | |
Business Minor Lower Division Requirements: | ||
| BUS 090 Business Statistics | Math 10 Elementary Statistics | |
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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