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: | |||||
| CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry | Chm 101 General Chemistry AND Chm 102 General Chemistry AND Chm 103 General Chemistry Equivalent only if sequence is complete | ||||
| Sequence must be complete | |||||
| CHEM 008 Organic Chemistry | Chm 201 Organic Chemistry AND Chm 202 Organic Chemistry | ||||
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phy 104 General Physics AND Phy 105 General Physics | ||||
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phy 105 General Physics AND Phy 106 General Physics | ||||
| OR | |||||
| GEOL 007 Earth, Time and Life | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| BIOL 005 Computer Literacy in Biology | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| ENGL 001A Composition I | Eng 101 Reading and Composition | ||||
| ENGL 001B Composition 2 </i> A "C" or better is required in English 1B (a "C-" is not acceptable). | No Current Equivalent | ||||
Requirements in the Major Core: | |||||
| BIOL 001 Plant Biology | Bio 201 Botany OR Bio 102 Principles of Biology AND Bio 103 Principles of Biology | ||||
| BIOL 002 Animal Biology | Bio 212 Zoology (*) OR Bio 101 Principles of Biology AND Bio 102 Principles of Biology AND Bio 103 Principles of Biology | ||||
| BIOL 003 Cell Biology | Bio 101 Principles of Biology AND Bio 102 Principles of Biology AND Bio 103 Principles of Biology | ||||
| BIOL 004 The Profession of Biology | No Current Equivalent | ||||
| BIOL 006 Biological Safety | No Current Equivalent | ||||
CAN Qualified Courses (*) | |||||
| The following Lake Tahoe Community College 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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