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 014 Color | Art 126 Color OR DSGN 150 Color in Design | ||||
| ART 024 Beginning Drawing | Art 130A Basic Drawing | ||||
| ART 013 Three-Dimensional Design Concepts | Art 125B Advanced Design | ||||
| OR | |||||
| ART 026 Representational Drawing | Arch 20 Orthographic Projection, Descriptive Geometry, Perspective, & Shades & Shadows AND Arch 21 Architectural Design I | ||||
| ARTH 070A Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval | Art 101 Western Art History (*) | ||||
| OR | |||||
| DSGD 083 Digital Applications: Basics | Grph 25 Introduction to Mac Graphics | ||||
| ARTH 070B Art History, Renaissance to Modern | Art 102 Western Art History AND Art 103 History of Modern Art | ||||
Support for the Major: | |||||
| TECH 027 Fundamentals of Architectural Graphics | Arch 52A Architectural CADD | ||||
| ENVS 001 Introduction to Environmental Issues | BIO 31 Introduction to Environmental Studies | ||||
Prerequisites to Admission to the Major: | |||||
| 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 | ||||
Requirements in the major: | |||||
| DSIT 080 The Applied Arts in Interior Design | Arch 18A Residential Interior Design | ||||
| DSIT 098 Architectural Forum | Arch 160 Professional Practice | ||||
| Students must maintain a 3.0 gpa on a 4.0 scale in all art/design courses; failing this, the BFA status will be changed to the BA-Art. | |||||
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 about Literature | ||||
| or | |||||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent | 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. | |||||
| |||||
| 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.
Page last generated: 09/04/2008 18:17:48