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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2012 - Spring 2013
BS - Computer Science
San José State University -to- College of the Sequoias
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower Division Course Requirements: Please note the comments concerning the additional course in Science below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Support for the Major: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MATH 030 Calculus I | Math 75 Calculus 1 (*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MATH 030P Calculus I with Precalculus | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MATH 031 Calculus II | Math 76 Calculus 2 (*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MATH 032 Calculus III | Math 77 Calculus 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MATH 042 Discrete Mathematics | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MATH 129A Linear Algebra I | Math 80 Linear Algebra (*) CONTENT CREDIT ONLY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All courses articulated with MATH 129A can be used to satisfy the MATH 129A requirement. All courses articulated with MATH 032 may be used to satisfy the BS requirement for MATH 032 or MATH 142 or MATH 161A. However, transferring students who satisfy both of these requirements with community college or other lower division courses will be able to use only upper division courses as electives toward the BS degree, due to the BS requirement of 36 units of upper division mathematics and computer science courses. In particular, such students may not use a community college course in Unix as a BS elective even if it is articulated with CS 072. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physics Requirement: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 050 General Physics/Mechanics | PHYS 5 Physics for SCI and ENGR 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PHYS 070 Mechanics | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PHYS 051 General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism | PHYS 5 Physics for SCI and ENGR 1 AND Phys 6 Physics for SCI and ENGR 2 AND Phys 7 Physics for SCI and ENGR 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 071 Electricity and Magnetism | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Computer Science majors must complete one additional course of three (3) units or more in science. This course may be upper-division or lower-division. Any courses equivalent to the following may be used to satisfy this science requirement: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BIOL 001A Foundations of Biodiversity | BIOL 1 Principles of Biology 1 (*) AND BIOL 2 Principles of Biology 2 (*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BIOL 001B Foundations of Cell Biology & Physiology | BIOL 1 Principles of Biology 1 (*) AND BIOL 2 Principles of Biology 2 (*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 052 General Physics/Heat and Light | PHYS 5 Physics for SCI and ENGR 1 AND Phys 6 Physics for SCI and ENGR 2 AND Phys 7 Physics for SCI and ENGR 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Chemistry Equivalent Transfer Course Note: SJSU requires completion of the Chemistry sequence for most majors, however this major only requires completion of one semester equivalent General Chemistry, in lieu of CHEM 1A. | CHEM 1 General Chemistry 1 (*) OR CHEM 2 General Chemistry 2 (*) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Many students prefer to satisfy this additional course requirement after transferring to SJSU, because of the possibility of satsifying this requirement and another graduation requirement with a single course. Several SJSU courses will satisfy both this requirement and an upper-division GE requirement (see http://www.cs.sjsu.edu/Programs/bs_in_cs/requirements/CS_require.html#5). And CS 120A, Laboratory Electronics for Scientists I, satisfies this requirement and also counts as an elective upper division Computer Science course for the major. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Requirements for the Major: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CS 046A Introduction to Programming Note: Articulated courses to CS 46A may articulate to CS 49C if taught in C or C++ and not used for CS 46A (see SJSU major advisor after transfer). | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CS 046B Introduction to Data Structures | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CS 047 Introduction to Computer Systems | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CS 049C Programming in C | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CS 049J Programming in Java | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Students whose 46A and 46B equivalencies do not use the Java language will likely need to take CS 49J at SJSU. A single course in Java is unlikely to be equivalent to CS 49J. Students whose 46A and 46B equivalents use Java may need to take CS 49C at SJSU if they have not completed an equivalent of this course. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elective Computer Science Course: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CS 072 Unix and Unix Utilities | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Please note that the Support for the Major and Requirements in the Major sections of the requirements for the BS - Computer Science at SJSU must include at least 36 units of upper division mathematics and computer science course work, excluding CS 100W and CS 110L. Therefore if you choose to take all of your lower division course work at the community college, including courses articulated to Math 032 and Math 129A (for content credit only), then you must take an upper division CS elective at SJSU rather than CS 072. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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}. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Once you complete the following course requirement (earning a grade of C or better) contact https://testing.sjsu.edu to register for the WST exam at SJSU. Passing the WST prior to your first semsester at SJSU will prevent delays in registering for upper division courses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ENGL 001B Composition 2 A "C" or better is required in English 1B (a "C-" is not acceptable). | ENGL 2 Logic and Composition OR ENGL 2H Logic and Composition -Honors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2nd English Composition Equivalent Transfer Course | PHIL 25 Critical Thinking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A course articulated to SJSU's English 1B is recommended, however any course approved for the IGETC second semester English composition area would be accepted to meet this requirement (a grade of "C" or better is required). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LDTP Approved Courses (*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The following College of the Sequoias courses are approved for the following LDTP course descriptors shown on the right. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LDTP courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LDTP courses are not necessarily "equivalent" or "identical" in content. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
IMPORTANT TRANSFER INFORMATION:
Prior to transferring to San José State University all transfers must earn at least 60 transferable semester units (90 quarter). Within those 60 semester/90 quarter units students are strongly encouraged to complete the following:
1. General Education Requirements:
Complete all the CSU GE Breadth requirements at the community college (39 semester units/58 quarter units). The approved courses for each area can be found at www.ASSIST.org under the link "CSU GE-Breadth Certification Courses" for your college. Many of these courses can be double counted to meet the major requirements shown above, so choose your courses wisely. 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.
2. Second Semester English Composition:
Complete the second semester English composition course (or equivalent) as it is a prerequisite to registering for the WST and 100W courses at SJSU. Students must earn a grade of "C" or better in this course (a "C-" is not acceptable). Approved courses can be found above within the lower division major requirements. Be sure to select this course as part of your CSU GE-Breadth 39 semester unit requirements. Once this course is complete, students are encouraged to take the WST exam at SJSU to avoid delays in enrollment for other SJSU required courses. To register for the WST contact our Testing office at testing.sjsu.edu.
3. American Institutions Requirement (US 1, US 2, and US 3 must be completed):
This requirement is normally 2 courses and can be taken as part of your CSU GE-Breadth 39 semester unit requirements (GE Area D and sometimes Area C). The approved courses can be found at www.ASSIST.org under the link "CSU US History, Constitution, and American Ideals Courses" for your college.
4. Physical Education Requirement:
Two courses are required and must include at least two different activities. Completion of these courses will clear the graduation requirement at SJSU.
5. Lower Division Major Course Requirements:
Complete as many of the lower division courses required for the major as possible. Many of these courses may be double counted as part of the CSU GE-Breadth 39 semester unit requirements. These requirements are shown above.
