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: | |||||||||||||||||
| CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry | Chem 1A General College Chemistry (*) AND Chem 1B General College Chemistry (*) Equivalent only if sequence is complete | ||||||||||||||||
| Sequence must be complete | |||||||||||||||||
| CHEM 008 Organic Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 2A General Physics (*) | ||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 2B General Physics (*) | ||||||||||||||||
| OR | |||||||||||||||||
| GEOL 007 Earth, Time and Life | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||
| BIOL 005 Computer Literacy in Biology | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||
| ENGL 001A Composition I | Engl 1A Reading and Composition (*) | ||||||||||||||||
| ENGL 001B Composition 2 </i> A "C" or better is required in English 1B (a "C-" is not acceptable). | Engl 1B Literature and Composition OR Engl 1C Critical Thinking and Composition | ||||||||||||||||
Requirements in the Major Core: | |||||||||||||||||
| BIOL 001 Plant Biology | BIOL 101 Principles of Biology I AND BIOL 102 Principles of Biology II | ||||||||||||||||
| BIOL 002 Animal Biology | BIOL 101 Principles of Biology I AND BIOL 102 Principles of Biology II | ||||||||||||||||
| BIOL 003 Cell Biology | BIOL 102 Principles of Biology II | ||||||||||||||||
| BIOL 004 The Profession of Biology | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||
| BIOL 006 Biological Safety | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||
CAN Qualified Courses (*) | |||||||||||||||||
| The following El Camino College courses are CAN qualified. | |||||||||||||||||
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| CAN System courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other. | |||||||||||||||||
| CAN System courses are not necessarily "equivalent" or "identical" in content. | |||||||||||||||||
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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