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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BA - Creative Arts

San José State University -to- East Los Angeles 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

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 ConceptsArt 501 Two-Dimensional Design
ART 013 Three-Dimensional Design ConceptsArt 502 Three-Dimensional Design (*)
ART 024 Beginning DrawingArt 201 Drawing I
ART 026 Representational DrawingNo Current Equivalent
ART 046 Introduction to CeramicsArt 708 Introduction to Ceramics
ART 074 Introduction to Digital MediaNo Current Equivalent
DANC 040A Modern Dance INo Current Equivalent
DANC 042A Jazz Dance INo Current Equivalent
ENGL 071 Creative WritingEnglish 127 Creative Writing
TA 005 ActingNo Current Equivalent
TA 015 Voice and DictionTheater 240 Voice & Articulation Theatre
TA 017 Intermediate ActingNo Current Equivalent
TA 048 Beyond Words: Getting Smarter Through MovementNo Current Equivalent
TA 064 Makeup for Stage and VideoTheater 450 Beginning 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 ConceptsNo Current Equivalent
ARTH 010 Art AppreciationArt 103 Art Appreciation
   OR
ARTH 011 Modern Art HistoryNo Current Equivalent
   OR
ARTH 070A Art History, Prehistoric to MedievalArt 101 Art History I
   OR
ARTH 070B Art History, Renaissance to ModernArt 102 Art History II
   OR
ARTH 070C Arts of AsiaArt 105 History of Asian Art
   OR
ARTH 072 Design in SocietyNo Current Equivalent
   OR
ARTH 080 The Applied Arts in Interior DesignNo Current Equivalent
DANC 010 Dance AppreciationNo Current Equivalent
ENGL 010 Great Works of LiteratureENGLISH 102 College Reading and Composition II
   OR
ENGL 022 Fantasy and Science FictionNo Current Equivalent
   OR
ENGL 040 Contemporary World FictionNo Current Equivalent
   OR
ENGL 056A English Literature to the Late 18th CenturyEnglish 205 English Literature
   OR
ENGL 056B English Literature Late 18th Century to PresentEnglish 206 English Literature
   OR
ENGL 068A American Literature to 1865English 207 American Literature
   OR
ENGL 068B American Literature 1865 to PresentEnglish 208 American Literature
ENGL 078 Introduction to Shakespeare's DramaEnglish 216 Shakespeare II
MUSC 010A Music AppreciationMusic 111 Music Appreciation
MUSC 012 Fundamentals of Music HistoryNo Current Equivalent
MUSC 019 Music in World CulturesNo Current Equivalent
MUSC 081 Concert Listening INo Current Equivalent
RTVF 082 Introduction to FilmNo Current Equivalent
RTVF 091 Introduction to Radio and Television ProductionNo Current Equivalent
RTVF 098 Film and Television AestheticsNo Current Equivalent
TA 010 Theatre AppreciationTheater 100 Introduction to Theater (*)
TA 011 Script AnalysisNo Current Equivalent
TA 048 Beyond Words: Getting Smarter Through MovementNo Current Equivalent

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).		No Current Equivalent
or
Second Semester English Composition Equivalent CourseENGLISH 102 College Reading and Composition II
   OR
ENGLISH 103 Composition and 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).

CAN Qualified Courses (*)

The following East Los Angeles College courses are CAN qualified.
Art 502CAN Art 16
Theater 100CAN DRAM 18
CAN System courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other.
CAN System courses are not necessarily "equivalent" or "identical" in content.

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.