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 | |
Requirements for the Major - BA - Economics: | ||
| ECON 001A Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | Econ 1 Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| ECON 001B Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | Econ 2 Principles of Microeconomics | |
| Econ 1A & Econ 1B are 4 semester units each. They consist of the standard three hours of lecture plus an additional two hours of online lab. Online labs consist of problem sets, readings, and other assignments. Unlike ground labs, there is no scheduled meeting time for online labs. Students transferring into the major with only three units of principles of economics will have to enroll in a one-unit, credit/no credit online lab for each principles of economics course. | ||
| MATH 070 Finite Mathematics (Prerequisite for ECON 003) | Math 7 Finite Mathematics | |
| ECON 003 Economic Statistics | No Current Equivalent | |
| Economic Statistics is also a 4 semester unit course (formerly ECON 103A) containing a regularly scheduled lab where students work using computer software programs. Students transferring into the major with only three semester units of statistics will have to enroll in a one-unit, credit/no credit section of the regularly scheduled statistics lab. | ||
Requirements for the Major - BS - Economics: | ||
| ECON 001A Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | Econ 1 Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| ECON 001B Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | Econ 2 Principles of Microeconomics | |
| Econ 1A & Econ 1B are 4 semester units each. They consist of the standard three hours of lecture plus an additional two hours of online lab. Online labs consist of problem sets, readings, and other assignments. Unlike ground labs, there is no scheduled meeting time for online labs. Students transferring into the major with only three units of principles of economics will have to enroll in a one-unit, credit/no credit online lab for each principles of economics course. | ||
| ECON 003 Economic Statistics | No Current Equivalent | |
| Economic Statistics is also a 4 semester unit course (formerly ECON 103A) containing a regularly scheduled lab where students work using computer software programs. Students transferring into the major with only three semester units of statistics will have to enroll in a one-unit, credit/no credit section of the regularly scheduled statistics lab. | ||
Transfer students who intend to complete the requirements for the BS - Economics must complete the Mathematics courses listed below (the grades in each math course below must be a "C" or better): | ||
| MATH 070 Finite Mathematics | Math 7 Finite Mathematics | |
| MATH 030 Calculus I | Math 1A Single Variable Calculus & Analytical Geometry I | |
| OR | ||
| MATH 071 Calculus for Business and Aviation | Math 6 Calculus for Business & Social Science | |
OTHER COURSES TRANSFERABLE TO THE MAJOR: | ||
| Basic Accounting: The department of Economics accepts 3 units of lower division basic accounting as an Economics elective. | ||
| Other Lower Division Courses: Students can transfer 28 units of ANY COURSE ELECTIVES for the B.A. and 24 units of ANY COURSE ELECTIVES for the B.S. | ||
| The department encourages students to use these ANY course electives to strengthen economic understanding by taking other available lower division Economics courses or to creat their own area of specialization in areas such as pre-law, accounting, communications, statistical analysis. | ||
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 & Literature | |
| or | ||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course | ENGL 1C Critical Reasoning & Writing OR PHIL 4 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). | ||
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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