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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BA - Chinese

San José State University -to- Diablo Valley College

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 and Requirements for the Minor:

CHIN 025A Intermediate ChineseChin 220 3rd Term Mandarin
CHIN 025B Intermediate ChineseChin 221 4th Term Mandarin

Preparation for the Minor only:

CHIN 001A Elementary ChineseChin 120 1st Term Mandarin
CHIN 001B Elementary ChineseChin 121 2nd Term Mandarin

Language requirement:

Chinese Majors must also take one year of a second foreign language, ancient or modern (or the equivalent; conversational Cantonese fultills this requirement). Have your counselor check with the SJSU Department of Foreign Languages for approval of second language.

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).
Engl 123 Critical Thinking: Composition & Literature
or
Second Semester English Composition Equivalent CourseENGL 126 Critical Thinking: The Shaping of Meaning in Language
   OR
HIST 122 Critical Reasoning in History
   OR
PHILO 130 Critical Thinking: Reasoning in Everyday Life
   OR
SOCIO 122 Critical Thinking About Social & Cultural Issues
   OR
SPCH 121 Persuasion & Critical Thinking
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).


Additional Graduation Requirements

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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