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 | |
Support for the Major: | ||
| PHYS 050 General Physics/Mechanics | Phys 411 Mechanics of Solids and Fluids | |
| PHYS 051 General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism | Phys 421 Electricity and Magnetism | |
| OR | ||
| PHYS 052 General Physics/Heat and Light | Phys 431 Heat, Waves, Light and Modern Physics | |
One course from the following: | ||
| MATH 050 Scientific Computing I | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| CS 046A Introduction to Programming | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| CS 049C Programming in C | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| CS 049J Programming in Java | No Current Equivalent | |
Requirements for the Major: | ||
| MATH 030 Calculus I | Math 400 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | |
| OR | ||
| MATH 030P Calculus I with Precalculus | No Current Equivalent | |
| MATH 031 Calculus II | Math 401 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II | |
| MATH 032 Calculus III | Math 402 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III | |
| MATH 042 Discrete Mathematics | No Current Equivalent | |
Additional Major Requirements: | ||
| MATH 129A Linear Algebra I | No Current Equivalent | |
| MATH 133A Ordinary Differential Equations | No Current Equivalent | |
| Note: Community college math courses articulated with SJSU's MATH 129A or MATH 133A will meet course content requirements for the major but will not receive upper division credit. | ||
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). | Engwr 301 College Composition and Literature | |
| or | ||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course | ENGWR 302 Advanced Composition & Critical Thinking OR PHIL 328 Critical Reasoning & Composition | |
| 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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