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 | Art 105 Introduction to Drawing: Two Dimensional Design | |
| ART 013 Three-Dimensional Design Concepts | No Current Equivalent | |
| ART 024 Beginning Drawing | Art 106 Composition & Drawing | |
| ART 026 Representational Drawing | No Current Equivalent | |
| ART 046 Introduction to Ceramics | Art 152 Wheel-Thrown Ceramics I | |
| ART 074 Introduction to Digital Media | No Current Equivalent | |
| DANC 040A Modern Dance I | PEDAN 142 Modern Dance | |
| DANC 042A Jazz Dance I | PEDAN 136 Beginning Jazz Dance | |
| ENGL 071 Creative Writing | Engl 222 Creative Writing OR Engl 223 Short Story Writing OR Engl 224 Poetry Writing | |
| TA 005 Acting | DRAMA 122 Basic Principles of Acting | |
| TA 015 Voice and Diction | Spch 124 Voice & Diction | |
| TA 017 Intermediate Acting | Drama 123 Intermediate Acting | |
| TA 048 Beyond Words: Getting Smarter Through Movement | DRAMA 124 Advanced Principles of Acting | |
| TA 064 Makeup for Stage and Video | Drama 112 Stage Makeup | |
| 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 | HUMAN 105 Introduction to Humanities: Arts and Ideas | |
| OR | ||
| ARTH 011 Modern Art History | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| ARTH 070A Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval | ARTHS 195 History of Prehistoric and Ancient Art AND ARTHS 196 History of Medieval and Renaissance Art | |
| OR | ||
| ARTH 070B Art History, Renaissance to Modern | ARTHS 196 History of Medieval and Renaissance Art AND ARTHS 197 History of Baroque to Early 20th Century Art | |
| OR | ||
| ARTH 070C Arts of Asia | ARTHS 193 History of Asian Art OR HUMAN 116 The Arts and Culture of Asian Art | |
| 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 | DANCE 201 Western Culture Dance History: 20th Century to Present | |
| ENGL 010 Great Works of Literature | ENGL 150 Introduction to Literature | |
| OR | ||
| ENGL 022 Fantasy and Science Fiction | ENGL 175 Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature | |
| OR | ||
| ENGL 040 Contemporary World Fiction | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| ENGL 056A English Literature to the Late 18th Century | Engl 252 Early English Literature | |
| OR | ||
| ENGL 056B English Literature Late 18th Century to Present | Engl 253 Survey of Late English Literature | |
| OR | ||
| ENGL 068A American Literature to 1865 | Engl 262 Survey of American Literature I (First Contact-1865) | |
| OR | ||
| ENGL 068B American Literature 1865 to Present | Engl 263 Survey of American Literature | |
| ENGL 078 Introduction to Shakespeare's Drama | Engl 154 Shakespeare & His World | |
| MUSC 010A Music Appreciation | MusLt 110 Music Literature | |
| MUSC 012 Fundamentals of Music History | No Current Equivalent | |
| MUSC 019 Music in World Cultures | MusLt 114 Music Cultures of the World | |
| MUSC 081 Concert Listening I | No Current Equivalent | |
| RTVF 082 Introduction to Film | Film 280 Introduction to Film: American Cinema 1900-1950 AND Film 281 Introductionto Film: World Cinema 1900 to 1960 | |
| RTVF 091 Introduction to Radio and Television Production | BCA 120 Introduction to Broadcasting | |
| RTVF 098 Film and Television Aesthetics | No Current Equivalent | |
| TA 010 Theatre Appreciation | No Current Equivalent | |
| TA 011 Script Analysis | No Current Equivalent | |
| TA 048 Beyond Words: Getting Smarter Through Movement | DRAMA 124 Advanced Principles of Acting | |
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). | Engl 123 Freshman English: Composition & Reading | |
| or | ||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course | 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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