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 | ||||||||||||||||
| B.S. - Geology offers a program with depth in all aspects of geology. It is the curriculum traditionally required for admission to graduate programs in geology or geophysics. Graduates are employed as entry-level geologists and technicians in engineering, geophysical, and geological firms, or local and state government agencies. | |||||||||||||||||
Supporting courses required: | |||||||||||||||||
| MATH 030 Calculus I (with grade of "C-" or better) | MATH 400 Calculus I (*) | ||||||||||||||||
| CHEM 001A and CHEM 001B General Chemistry | CHEM 400 General Chemistry (*) AND CHEM 401 General Chemistry (*) Equivalent only if sequence is complete | ||||||||||||||||
| Sequence must be complete | |||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | PHYS 350 General Physics | ||||||||||||||||
| AND | |||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | PHYS 360 General Physics | ||||||||||||||||
| OR | |||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 050 General Physics/Mechanics | PHYS 411 Mechanics of Solids and Fluids OR PHYS 370 Introductory Physics – Mechanics and Thermodynamics | ||||||||||||||||
| AND | |||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 051 General Physics/Electricity and Magnetism | PHYS 421 Electricity and Magnetism OR PHYS 380 Introductory Physics – Electricity and Magnetism, Light and Modern Physics | ||||||||||||||||
| OR | |||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 050 General Physics/Mechanics | PHYS 411 Mechanics of Solids and Fluids OR PHYS 370 Introductory Physics – Mechanics and Thermodynamics | ||||||||||||||||
| AND | |||||||||||||||||
| PHYS 052 General Physics/Heat and Light | PHYS 431 Heat, Waves, Light and Modern Physics OR PHYS 380 Introductory Physics – Electricity and Magnetism, Light and Modern Physics | ||||||||||||||||
Additional requirement: | |||||||||||||||||
| GEOL 003 Planet Earth | No Current Equivalent | ||||||||||||||||
| GEOL 004L Planet Earth Laboratory | GEOL 306 Earth Science Laboratory | ||||||||||||||||
| GEOL 007 Earth, Time and Life | GEOL 310 Historical Geology | ||||||||||||||||
| GEOL 028 Geology Outdoors | GEOL 390 Field Studies in Geology | ||||||||||||||||
Elective: | |||||||||||||||||
| MATH 031 Calculus II Note: Math 31 is recommended for graduate school or technical careers. | MATH 401 Calculus II (*) | ||||||||||||||||
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). | ENGWR 301 College Composition and Literature | ||||||||||||||||
| or | |||||||||||||||||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Transfer Course | ENGWR 302 Advanced Composition & Critical Thinking OR PHIL 328 Critical Reasoning & Composition OR COMM 311 Argumentation and Debate (*) OR COMM 315 Persuasion | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 Cosumnes River College courses are approved for the following LDTP course descriptors shown on the right. | |||||||||||||||||
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| LDTP courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other. | |||||||||||||||||
| LDTP 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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