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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

BS - Aviation

San José State University Transfer Planning Guide

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


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.