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: | ||
| CHEM 001A and CHEM 001B General Chemistry Sequence must be complete at the same transfer school | Chem 215 General Chemistry I: Atomic Structure & Chemical Bonding AND Chem 216 General Chemistry II: Principles of Chemical Reactions Equivalent only if sequence is complete | |
| CHEM 008 Organic Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 009 Organic Chemistry Lab | No Current Equivalent | |
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 121 Basic Concepts of Physics I AND Phys 122 Basic Concepts of Physics II | |
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 122 Basic Concepts of Physics II AND Phys 123 Basic Concepts of Physics III | |
| BIOL 005 Computer Literacy in Biology | No Current Equivalent | |
Requirements in the Major: | ||
| BIOL 001 Plant Biology | Biol 200 Biology of the Cell | |
| BIOL 002 Animal Biology | Biol 201 Biology of Organisms | |
| BIOL 003 Cell Biology | Biol 202 Biology of Populations | |
| BIOL 004 The Profession of Biology | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 006 Biological Safety | No 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 Course | No Current Equivalent | |
| 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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