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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2009 - Spring 2010

BA - Biological Science

San José State University -to- Lake Tahoe Community College

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:

BIOL 005 Computer Literacy in BiologyNo Current Equivalent
CHEM 001A and CHEM 001B General ChemistryChm 101 General Chemistry I
   AND
Chm 102 General Chemistry II
   AND
Chm 103 General Chemistry III
Equivalent only if sequence is complete
Sequence must be complete
CHEM 008 Organic ChemistryChm 201 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I
   AND
Chm 202 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 009 Organic Chemistry LabChm 201 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I
   AND
Chm 202 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II
PHYS 002A Fundamentals of PhysicsPhy 104 General Physics I
   AND
Phy 105 General Physics II
PHYS 002B Fundamentals of PhysicsPhy 105 General Physics II
   AND
Phy 106 General Physics III
GEOL 001 General Geology
recommended but not required
Gel 102 Physical Geology
GEOL 001L General Geology Laboratory
recommended but not required
Gel 102 Physical Geology

Requirements for the Major:

BIOL 001 Plant BiologyBio 201 Botany
   OR
Bio 101 Principles of Biology (*)
   AND
Bio 102 Principles of Biology (*)
   AND
Bio 103 Principles of Biology (*)
BIOL 002 Animal BiologyBio 212 Zoology
   OR
Bio 101 Principles of Biology (*)
   AND
Bio 102 Principles of Biology (*)
   AND
Bio 103 Principles of Biology (*)
BIOL 003 Cell BiologyBio 101 Principles of Biology (*)
   AND
Bio 102 Principles of Biology (*)
   AND
Bio 103 Principles of Biology (*)
BIOL 004 The Profession of BiologyNo Current Equivalent
BIOL 006 Biological SafetyNo 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).
No Current Equivalent
or
Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Transfer CourseENG 103 Critical Reasoning: Wtiting the Research Paper
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).

LDTP Approved Courses (*)

The following Lake Tahoe Community College courses are approved for the following LDTP course descriptors shown on the right.
Bio 101General Biology Sequence
Bio 102General Biology Sequence
Bio 103General Biology Sequence
Bio 101General Biology Sequence
Bio 102General Biology Sequence
Bio 103General Biology Sequence
Bio 101General Biology Sequence
Bio 102General Biology Sequence
Bio 103General Biology Sequence
LDTP courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other.
LDTP courses are not necessarily "equivalent" or "identical" in content.


Additional Graduation Requirements

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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