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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BS - Environmental Studies


Concentration in Environmental Impact Assessment

San José State University -to- Los Angeles Trade Technical 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:

ECON 001B Principles of Economics: MicroeconomicsEcon 1 Prin. of Economics I (Micro)
STAT 095 Elementary StatisticsMath 225 Introductory Statistics
   OR
Math 227 Statistics

From the following, take two courses in either CHEM, PHYS, or BIOL; and a third course in another field:

CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry
Sequence must be complete
Chem 101 General Chemistry I
   AND
Chem 102 General Chemistry II
Equivalent only if sequence is complete
OR
PHYS 002A Fundamentals of PhysicsPhysics 6 General Physics I
AND
PHYS 002B Fundamentals of PhysicsPhysics 7 General Physics II
OR
BIOL 001 Plant BiologyBiology 6 General Biology I (*)
   AND
Biology 7 General Biology II (*)
AND
BIOL 002 Animal BiologyBiology 6 General Biology I (*)
   AND
Biology 7 General Biology II (*)

In the remaining discipline, take one course from:

CHEM 030A Introductory ChemistryChem 51 Introductory Chemistry
   OR
Chem 65 Elementary Chemistry
   OR
ENVS 010 Life on a Changing PlanetNo Current Equivalent
   OR
PHYS 001 Elementary PhysicsPhysics 11 Introductory Physics

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).
ENGLISH 103 College Reading and Composition
   OR
ENGLISH 103H College Reading and Composition- Honors
or
Second Semester English Composition Equivalent CourseENGLISH 102 College Reading and Composition II
   OR
ENGLISH 102H College Reading and Composition II - 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).

CAN Qualified Courses (*)

The following Los Angeles Trade Technical College courses are CAN qualified.
Biology 6CAN BIOL SEQ A
Biology 7CAN BIOL SEQ A
Biology 6CAN BIOL SEQ A
Biology 7CAN BIOL SEQ A
CAN System courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other.
CAN System courses are not necessarily "equivalent" or "identical" in content.


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.