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 and/or Support for the Major: | ||
| CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry | Chem 131 General Chemistry I AND Chem 132 General Chemistry II Equivalent only if sequence is complete | |
| Sequence must be complete | ||
| CHEM 055 Quantitative Analysis | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 112A, 112B and 113A Organic Chemistry & Lab | No Current Equivalent | |
| NOTE: Chem 112A + 112B + 113A are Content Credit Only and equivalents must be completed as a series for credit. | ||
| MATH 030 Calculus I | Math 123 Analytic Geom. & Calculus I | |
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 108A General Physics | |
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 108B General Physics | |
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | Stat 115 Introduction to Statistics OR Math 115 Probability and Statistics | |
| OR | ||
| HS 067 Introductory Health Statistics | No Current Equivalent | |
Major Requirements: | ||
| BIOL 002 Animal Biology | Biol 115 Principles of Biology AND Biol 116 Principles of Animal and Plant Diversity | |
| BIOL 003 Cell Biology | Biol 115 Principles of Biology AND Biol 116 Principles of Animal and Plant Diversity | |
| BIOL 006 Biological Safety | No Current Equivalent | |
| JS 010 Introduction to Justice Studies | AJ 110 Introduction to Administration of Justice | |
| JS 016 Criminal Evidence and Procedures | AJ 212 Introduction to Evidence | |
| JS 020 Principles of Investigation | AJ 215 Introduction to Investigation | |
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 151 Reading and Composition OR Engl 155 Composition/Critical Thinking | |
| 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). | ||
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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