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: | ||
| ENVS 010 Life on a Changing Planet | BIOSC 101 Fundamentals of Biological Science | |
| ECON 001B Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | Econ 221 Principles of Microeconomics | |
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | MATH 142 Elementary Statistics & Probability | |
Take two courses in the same field of study from the following series and select a third course from another field: | ||
| CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry Sequence must be complete | Chem 120 General College Chemistry AND Chem 121 General College Chemistry II Equivalent only if sequence is complete | |
| OR | ||
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 120 General Physics | |
| AND | ||
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 121 General Physics | |
| OR | ||
| BIOL 001 Plant Biology | BioSc 130 Principles of Biology AND BioSc 131 Principles of Biology | |
| AND | ||
| BIOL 002 Animal Biology | BioSc 130 Principles of Biology AND BioSc 131 Principles of Biology | |
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: | ||
| ENVS 001 Introduction to Environmental Issues | BIOSC 170 Environmental Science | |
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). | ||
PARKS MINOR - WEST VALLEY COLLEGE ONLY | ||
WEST VALLEY COLLEGE students that wish to transfer a Parks minor in Environmental Stuides will need to complete the following: | ||
| Please select 9 units from the following West Valley College courses: | ||
| PKMGT 10: Intro to Park Management (3 units) | ||
| PKMGT 11: Park Communications (2 units) | ||
| PKMGT 14: Conservation of Our Natural Resources (3 units) | ||
| PKMGT 15A: Duties of the Ranger (3 units) | ||
| PKMGT 15B: Natural and Cultural Resource Interpretation (3 units) | ||
| PKMGT 15C: Intro to Park Maintenance (3 units) | ||
| PKMGT 18: Park Planning and Design (2 units) | ||
| BIO 14: California Plants and Animals (3 units) | ||
| AND | ||
| GEOL 1A: Physical Geology (4 units) | ||
| OR | ||
| GEOL 10A: Earth Science Systems (4 units) | ||
| OR | ||
| GEOL 15: Geology of California (3 units) | ||
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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