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: | |||||||||||
| ART 001 Introduction to the Study of Art and Design | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| ART 012 Two-Dimensional Design and Color Concepts | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| ART 013 Three-Dimensional Design Concepts | Art 112 Design (*) | ||||||||||
| ART 014 Color | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| ART 024 Beginning Drawing | Art 120 Drawing | ||||||||||
| ART 026 Representational Drawing | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| ART 074 Introduction to Digital Media | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| ARTH 011 Modern Art History | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| ARTH 070A Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval | Art 100 History and Appreciation of Art I (*) | ||||||||||
| OR | |||||||||||
| ARTH 070B Art History, Renaissance to Modern | Art 102 History and Appreciation of Art II (*) | ||||||||||
| OR | |||||||||||
| ARTH 070C Arts of Asia | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
Concentration Requirement: | |||||||||||
| ART 068 Beginning Sculpture | Art 150 Sculpture | ||||||||||
| ART 046 Introduction to Ceramics | Art 140 Ceramics | ||||||||||
Area Requirement: | |||||||||||
| ART 042 Fiber Concepts | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| ART 047 Introduction to Metalsmithing | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
Additional Courses: | |||||||||||
| ART 055 Life Drawing | Art 130 Life Drawing | ||||||||||
| ART 061 Beginning Painting | Art 124 Painting OR Art 126 Painting | ||||||||||
| Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale in all art/design courses; failing this, the BFA status will be changed to the BA - Art. | |||||||||||
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 102 Introduction to Literature | ||||||||||
| or | |||||||||||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||
| 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 Imperial Valley College courses are CAN qualified. | |||||||||||
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| CAN System courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other. | |||||||||||
| CAN System courses are not necessarily "equivalent" or "identical" in content. | |||||||||||
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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