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 4A General Physics (Calculus) | |
| PHYS 051 General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism | Phys 4B General Physics (Calculus) | |
| OR | ||
| PHYS 052 General Physics/Heat and Light | Phys 4C General Physics (Calculus) | |
One course from the following: | ||
| MATH 050 Scientific Computing I | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| CS 046A Introduction to Programming | CIS 27A Computer Science I: JAVA AND CIS 27B Computer Science II: JAVA AND CIS 27C Computer Science III: Data Structures & Algorithms in JAVA | |
| OR | ||
| CS 049C Programming in C | CIS 25A Programming in C | |
| OR | ||
| CS 049J Programming in Java | No Current Equivalent | |
Requirements for the Major: | ||
| MATH 030 Calculus I | Math 1A Calculus AND Math 1B Calculus | |
| OR | ||
| MATH 030P Calculus I with Precalculus | No Current Equivalent | |
| MATH 031 Calculus II | Math 1B Calculus AND Math 1C Calculus | |
| MATH 032 Calculus III | Math 1C Calculus AND Math 1D Claculus | |
| MATH 042 Discrete Mathematics | CIS 18 Discrete Mathematics OR Math 22 Discrete Mathematics | |
Additional Major Requirements: | ||
| MATH 129A Linear Algebra I | Math 2B Linear Algebra CONTENT CREDIT ONLY | |
| Note: Community college math courses articulated with SJSU's MATH 129A 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). | Engl 1B Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking OR Engl 1BH Composition, Critical Reading & Thinking (Honors) | |
| or | ||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course | ENGL 1C Advanced Composition OR ENGL 1CH Advanced Composition (Honors) OR PHIL 1 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). | ||
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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