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: | ||
| General Chemistry Equivalent Course | Chem 101A General College Chemistry OR Chem 101B General College Chemistry OR Chem 103A General Chemistry for Engineering | |
| 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. | ||
| CS 049C Programming in C | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| CMPE 046 Computer Engineering I | CS 110B Programming Fundamentals: C++ OR Engn 38 Introduction to Computing for Engineers | |
| ECON 001B Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | Econ 3 Principles of Microeconomics | |
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phyc 2A Introductory Physics AND Phyc 2AL Introductory Physics Lab | |
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phyc 2B Introductory Physics AND Phyc 2BL Introductory Physics Lab | |
| MATH 071 Calculus for Business and Aviation | Math 100A Short Calculus I | |
Requirements for the Major: | ||
| TECH 020 Design and Graphics | Engn 24 Design Graphics | |
| TECH 025 Introduction to Materials | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 031 Quality Assurance and Control | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 040 Product Design I | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 045 Facilities Design and Development | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 046 Machine Operation and Management | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 048 Product Prototyping and Non-Traditional Manufacturing Processes | No Current Equivalent | |
| TECH 060 Basic Electronics | ET 60 Electronics I - DC & AC Circuit | |
Business Minor (with Management Emphasis) Lower Division Requirements: | ||
| BUS 090 Business Statistics | Econ 5 Introductory Statistics OR Math 80 Probability & Statistics | |
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 1B Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking | |
| or | ||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course | ENGL 1C Advanced Composition OR SPCH 2 Introduction to Rhetorical Criticism | |
| 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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