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 012 Two-Dimensional Design and Color Concepts | Art 301 Design OR Art 201 Drawing and Composition I | |||||||
| ART 013 Three-Dimensional Design Concepts | Art 305 3-D Design | |||||||
| ART 024 Beginning Drawing | Art 201 Drawing and Composition I | |||||||
| ART 046 Introduction to Ceramics | Art 411 Ceramics I | |||||||
| PHIL 066 Introduction to Aesthetics | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| ARTH 011 Modern Art History | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| ART 025 Expressive Drawing | Art 202 Drawing and Composition II | |||||||
| OR | ||||||||
| ART 026 Representational Drawing | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| ARTH 070A Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval | Art 101 History of Art I AND Art 102 History of Art II | |||||||
| OR | ||||||||
| ARTH 070B Art History, Renaissance to Modern | Art 102 History of Art II AND Art 103 History of Art III | |||||||
| OR | ||||||||
| ARTH 070C Arts of Asia | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
Core Requirements: | ||||||||
| ART 061 Beginning Painting | Art 223 Oil Painting I (*) | |||||||
| DSGD 083 Digital Applications: Basics | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| ART 055 Life Drawing | Art 207 Life Drawing | |||||||
| PHOT 040 Beginning Photography | Art 351 Beginning Black & White Photography | |||||||
Select 6 semester units (or 9 quarter units) from the following: | ||||||||
| ART 042 Fiber Concepts | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| ART 047 Introduction to Metalsmithing | No Current Equivalent | |||||||
| ART 068 Beginning Sculpture | Art 405 Sculpture I (*) | |||||||
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 110 Composition & Literature OR Engl 165 Advanced Composition | |||||||
| or | ||||||||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course | ENGL 135 Composition, Fiction & Critical Thinking OR SOSC 111 Critical Thinking and Writing | |||||||
| 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 College of San Mateo 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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