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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BS - Environmental Studies

San José State University -to- Golden West 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:

ENVS 010 Life on a Changing PlanetNo Current Equivalent
ECON 001B Principles of Economics: MicroeconomicsEcon G180 Micro-Economics
STAT 095 Elementary StatisticsMath G160 Introduction to Statistics

Take two courses in the same field of study from the following series and select a third course from another field:

CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry
Sequence must be complete
Chem G180 General Chemistry
   AND
Chem G185 General Chemistry
Equivalent only if sequence is complete
OR
PHYS 002A Fundamentals of PhysicsNo Current Equivalent
AND
PHYS 002B Fundamentals of PhysicsNo Current Equivalent
OR
BIOL 001 Plant BiologyBiol G190 General Botany
AND
BIOL 002 Animal BiologyBiol G185 Principles of Zoology

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 EquivalentENGL G110 Critical Thinking, Reading & Writing through Literature
   OR
ENGL G110H Critical Thinking, Reading & Writing through Literature, Honors
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).

PARKS MINOR - WEST VALLEY COLLEGE ONLY

WEST VALLEY COLLEGE students that wish to transfer a Parks minor in Environmental Stuides will need to complete the following:

Please select 9 units from the following West Valley College courses:
PKMGT 10: Intro to Park Management (3 units)
PKMGT 11: Park Communications (2 units)
PKMGT 14: Conservation of Our Natural Resources (3 units)
PKMGT 15A: Duties of the Ranger (3 units)
PKMGT 15B: Natural and Cultural Resource Interpretation (3 units)
PKMGT 15C: Intro to Park Maintenance (3 units)
PKMGT 18: Park Planning and Design (2 units)
BIO 14: California Plants and Animals (3 units)
AND
GEOL 1A: Physical Geology (4 units)
OR
GEOL 10A: Earth Science Systems (4 units)
OR
GEOL 15: Geology of California (3 units)


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.

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