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 014 Color | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
| ART 024 Beginning Drawing | Art 201 Drawing I (*) | |||||||||||||
| ART 074 Introduction to Digital Media | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
| ARTH 011 Modern Art History | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
| ART 013 Three-Dimensional Design Concepts | Art 502 Three-Diemnesional Design (*) | |||||||||||||
| OR | ||||||||||||||
| ART 046 Introduction to Ceramics | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
| ART 025 Expressive Drawing | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
| OR | ||||||||||||||
| ART 026 Representational Drawing | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
| ARTH 070A Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval | Art 101 Survey of Art History I (*) | |||||||||||||
| OR | ||||||||||||||
| ARTH 070B Art History, Renaissance to Modern | Art 102 Survey of Art History II (*) | |||||||||||||
| OR | ||||||||||||||
| ARTH 070C Arts of Asia | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
Concentration Requirements: | ||||||||||||||
| ART 061 Beginning Painting | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
| ART 055 Life Drawing | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
Complete 3 semester or 4 quarter units from the following: | ||||||||||||||
| ART 042 Fiber Concepts | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
| ART 046 Introduction to Ceramics | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
| ART 047 Introduction to Metalsmithing | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
| ART 068 Beginning Sculpture | No Current Equivalent | |||||||||||||
| 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). | English 102 Reading and Composition 2 | |||||||||||||
| 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 Los Angeles Harbor 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.