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 |
| BS - Aviation with Options: |
Preparation for the Major: |
| BUS 020 Financial Accounting |
| OR |
| BUS 020N Survey of Accounting |
| BUS 090 Business Statistics |
| ECON 001B Principles of Economics: Microeconomics |
| MATH 071 Calculus for Business and Aviation |
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics |
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics |
Additional Preparation for the Major: |
| General Chemistry Equivalent Course |
| Note: SJSU requires completion of the Chemistry sequence for most majors, however this major only requires completion of one semester equivalent General Chemistry, in lieu of CHEM 1A. |
Required for the Major |
Core: |
| AVIA 078 Introduction to Aviation Management |
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). |
Options - Choose one of the following options. |
Operations Option: |
| AVIA 002 Introduction to Aviation |
| AVIA 031 Aircraft Theory and Design |
| AVIA 042 Aircraft Systems |
| AVIA 043 Propulsion Theory |
| AVIA 068 Avionics and Airborne Communication |
| AVIA 073 Air Traffic Control |
| AVIA 091 Aircraft Turbine Engines |
Aviation Management Option: |
| AVIA 002 Introduction to Aviation |
| AVIA 031 Aircraft Theory and Design |
| AVIA 042 Aircraft Systems |
| AVIA 043 Propulsion Theory |
| AVIA 073 Air Traffic Control |
Avionics Option: |
| AVIA 002 Introduction to Aviation |
| AVIA 031 Aircraft Theory and Design |
| AVIA 042 Aircraft Systems |
| AVIA 043 Propulsion Theory |
| AVIA 068 Avionics and Airborne Communication |
| CS 049C Programming in C |
| OR |
| CMPE 046 Computer Engineering I |
| TECH 020 Design and Graphics |
| TECH 060 Basic Electronics |
| TECH 062 Analog Circuits |
| TECH 063 Digital Circuits |
Maintenance Management Option: In order to complete this option, a student must complete one of the AS-level programs at a California Community College. |
In Northern California: |
| City College of San Francisco-Aircraft Maintenance Technology |
| College of Alameda-Aviation Maintenance Technology |
| College of San Mateo-Aviation Maintenance Technology or Airframe and Power Plant Technology |
| Gavilan College-Aviation Maintenance Technology |
In Southern California: |
| Chaffey College-Aeronautics |
| Long Beach City College-Aviation Maintenance |
| Mount San Antonio College-Airframe and Aircraft Powerplant Maintenance Technology |
| Orange Coast College-Airframe and Powerplant Technology |
| San Bernardino Valley College-Maintenance and Powerplant |
| San Diego Miramar College-Aviation Maintenance Technology, Airframe & Powerplant |
| West Los Angeles College - Aviation Maintenance Technician |
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.