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 | Art 125A Basic Design OR DSGN 101 Design Fundamentals | ||||
| OR | |||||
| ART 013 Three-Dimensional Design Concepts | Art 125B Advanced Design | ||||
| ART 014 Color | Art 126 Color OR DSGN 150 Color in Design | ||||
| ART 024 Beginning Drawing | Art 130A Basic Drawing | ||||
| ARTH 070A Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval | Art 101 Western Art History (*) | ||||
| OR | |||||
| ARTH 070B Art History, Renaissance to Modern | Art 102 Western Art History AND Art 103 History of Modern Art | ||||
| OR | |||||
| ARTH 070C Arts of Asia | Art 104 Asian Art History | ||||
| ARTH 011 Modern Art History | ART 109 History of Contemporary Art | ||||
Required Emphasis - Choose one from Graphic Design, Industrial Design, or Interior Design. | |||||
For the emphasis in Graphic Design, add: | |||||
| ART 026 Representational Drawing | Arch 20 Orthographic Projection, Descriptive Geometry, Perspective, & Shades & Shadows AND Arch 21 Architectural Design I | ||||
| OR | |||||
| DSID 021 Visualization I | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| DSGD 099 Introduction to Typography | Grph 53A Basic Typography | ||||
| PHOT 040 Beginning Photography | Phot 51 Beginning Photography | ||||
For the emphasis in Industrial Design, add: | |||||
| DSGD 099 Introduction to Typography | Grph 53A Basic Typography | ||||
| DSID 021 Visualization I | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| DSID 022 Visualization II | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| DSID 031 Industrial Design Foundation I | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| DSID 032 Industrial Design Foundation II | No Current Equivalent | ||||
For the emphasis in Interior Design, add: | |||||
| DSIT 015 Architectural Drawing and 3-D Modeling | Arch 20 Orthographic Projection, Descriptive Geometry, Perspective, & Shades & Shadows | ||||
| DSIT 029 Design Process | Arch 24 Architectural Design II OR Arch 25 Design | ||||
| DSIT 033 Architectural Presentation | Arch 22A Delineation and Rendering | ||||
| DSIT 034 Interior Architecture Foundation Studio | Arch 30A Professional Practice/Interior Design AND Arch 30B Professional Practice/Interior Design | ||||
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). | |||||
CAN Qualified Courses (*) | |||||
| The following City College of San Francisco 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.
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