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: | ||
| CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry | Chem 120 General College Chemistry I AND Chem 121 General College Chemistry II Equivalent only if sequence is complete | |
| Sequence must be complete | ||
| CHEM 055 Quantitative Analysis | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 112A, 112B and 113A Organic Chemistry & Lab | No Current Equivalent | |
| NOTE: Chem 112A + 112B + 113A are Content Credit Only and equivalents must be completed as a series for credit. | ||
| MATH 030 Calculus I | Math 192 Analytical Geometry & Calculus I | |
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 120 General College Physics I | |
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 121 General College Physics II | |
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | MATH 142 Elementary Statistics & Probability | |
| OR | ||
| HS 067 Introductory Health Statistics | No Current Equivalent | |
Major Requirements: | ||
| BIOL 002 Animal Biology | BioSc 130 Principles of Cellular and Molecular Biology AND BioSc 131 Principles of Organismal Biology, Evolution & Ecology | |
| BIOL 003 Cell Biology | BioSc 130 Principles of Cellular and Molecular Biology AND BioSc 131 Principles of Organismal Biology, Evolution & Ecology | |
| BIOL 006 Biological Safety | No Current Equivalent | |
| JS 010 Introduction to Justice Studies | ADJUS 120 Introduction to Administration of Justice | |
| JS 016 Criminal Evidence and Procedures | ADJUS 221 Criminal Evidence | |
| JS 020 Principles of Investigation | ADJUS 222 Criminal Investigation | |
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 | ENGL 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). | ||
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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