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 024 Beginning Drawing | Art 130A Basic Drawing | |
| OR | ||
| ART 026 Representational Drawing | Arch 20 Orthographic Projection, Descriptive Geometry, Perspective, & Shades & Shadows AND Arch 21 Architectural Design I | |
| ARTH 070B Art History, Renaissance to Modern | Art 102 Western Art History AND Art 103 History of Modern Art | |
| ARTH 072 Design in Society | No Current Equivalent | |
| PHIL 009 Mathematics and Logic for General Education | Phil 12A Symbolic Logic | |
| OR | ||
| PHIL 057 Logic and Critical Reasoning | Phil 40 Logic: An Introduction to Critical Thinking OR Phil 12A Symbolic Logic | |
| PHYS 001 Elementary Physics | Phyc 10 Conceptual Physics | |
Major Requirements: | ||
| 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 | |
| DSID 032A ID Portfolio Project I | No Current Equivalent | |
| DSGD 099 Introduction to Typography | Grph 53A Basic Typography | |
Support for the Major: | ||
| TECH 025 Introduction to Materials | No 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). | 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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