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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BS - Environmental Studies


Concentration in Environmental Impact Assessment

San José State University -to- Feather River 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

Preparation for the Major:

ECON 001B Principles of Economics: MicroeconomicsBus 108 Principles of Economics: Micro (*)
STAT 095 Elementary StatisticsMath 202 Elementary Statistics (*)

From the following, take two courses in either CHEM, PHYS, or BIOL; and a third course in another field:

CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry
Sequence must be complete
Chem 102 General Chemistry I with Lab. (*)
   AND
Chem 104 General Chemistry II with Lab. (*)
Equivalent only if sequence is complete
OR
PHYS 002A Fundamentals of PhysicsPhys 102 General Physics I (*)
AND
PHYS 002B Fundamentals of PhysicsPhys 104 General Physics 4 (*)
OR
BIOL 001 Plant BiologyBiol 106 General Biology (*)
AND
BIOL 002 Animal BiologyBiol 104 Zoology (*)

In the remaining discipline, take one course from:

CHEM 030A Introductory ChemistryNo Current Equivalent
   OR
ENVS 010 Life on a Changing PlanetNo Current Equivalent
   OR
PHYS 001 Elementary PhysicsNo Current Equivalent

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

ENVS 001 Introduction to Environmental IssuesNo Current Equivalent

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 CourseENGL 103 Critical Thinking & Writing
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 Feather River College courses are CAN qualified.
Bus 108CAN ECON 4
Math 202CAN Stat 2
Chem 102CAN CHEM 2
Chem 104CAN CHEM 4
Phys 102CAN PHYS 2
Phys 104CAN PHYS 4
Biol 106CAN BIOL 6
Biol 104CAN BIOL 4
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.