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 |
The Creative Arts Program is interdisciplinary. Lower division requirements in the Major include the following: |
Six (6) semester or nine (9) quarter units activity or studio courses in visual or performing arts or creative writing, such as the articulated equivalents of: |
| ART 012 Two-Dimensional Design and Color Concepts |
| ART 013 Three-Dimensional Design Concepts |
| ART 024 Beginning Drawing |
| ART 026 Representational Drawing |
| ART 046 Introduction to Ceramics |
| ART 074 Introduction to Digital Media |
| DANC 040A Modern Dance I |
| DANC 042A Jazz Dance I |
| ENGL 071 Creative Writing |
| TA 005 Acting |
| TA 015 Voice and Diction |
| TA 017 Intermediate Acting |
| TA 048 Beyond Words: Getting Smarter Through Movement |
| TA 064 Makeup for Stage and Video |
| or a course in music or instrumental performance. |
Nine (9) semester or fourteen (14) quarter units of lower division non-studio, nonactivity courses in history or theory in three (3) disciplines selected from the following: |
| School of Art and Design, School of Music and Dance, RTVF/T (Television, Radio, Film and Theatre) department, English and Comparative Literature department, and others approved by the CAP Advisor, such as |
| ART 042 Fiber Concepts |
| ARTH 010 Art Appreciation |
| OR |
| ARTH 011 Modern Art History |
| OR |
| ARTH 070A Art History, Prehistoric to Medieval |
| OR |
| ARTH 070B Art History, Renaissance to Modern |
| OR |
| ARTH 070C Arts of Asia |
| OR |
| ARTH 072 Design in Society |
| OR |
| ARTH 080 The Applied Arts in Interior Design |
| DANC 010 Dance Appreciation |
| ENGL 010 Great Works of Literature |
| OR |
| ENGL 022 Fantasy and Science Fiction |
| OR |
| ENGL 040 Contemporary World Fiction |
| OR |
| ENGL 056A English Literature to the Late 18th Century |
| OR |
| ENGL 056B English Literature Late 18th Century to Present |
| OR |
| ENGL 068A American Literature to 1865 |
| OR |
| ENGL 068B American Literature 1865 to Present |
| ENGL 078 Introduction to Shakespeare's Drama |
| MUSC 010A Music Appreciation |
| MUSC 012 Fundamentals of Music History |
| MUSC 019 Music in World Cultures |
| MUSC 081 Concert Listening I |
| RTVF 082 Introduction to Film |
| RTVF 091 Introduction to Radio and Television Production |
| RTVF 098 Film and Television Aesthetics |
| TA 010 Theatre Appreciation |
| TA 011 Script Analysis |
| TA 048 Beyond Words: Getting Smarter Through Movement |
The Diversified BA in Creative Arts |
| (for Multiple Subject/CLAD Credential Candidates) requires specific lower division General Education courses (Please see BA-Creative Arts, Preparation for Teaching) or please contact the Program Coordinator for Creative Arts at SJSU for a list of these specific courses and/or for further information and advising about the program. |
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). |
| or |
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course |
| 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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