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SJSU ARTICULATION AGREEMENT
Lower Division Requirements
Fall 2009 - Spring 2010

BA - Biological Science

San José State University -to- Evergreen Valley College

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:

BIOL 005 Computer Literacy in BiologyNo Current Equivalent
CHEM 001A and CHEM 001B General ChemistryChem 1A General Chemistry
   AND
Chem 1B General Chemistry
Equivalent only if sequence is complete
Sequence must be complete
CHEM 008 Organic ChemistryChem 12A Organic Chemistry (*)
   AND
Chem 12B Organic Chemistry (*)
CHEM 009 Organic Chemistry LabChem 12A Organic Chemistry (*)
   AND
Chem 12B Organic Chemistry (*)
PHYS 002A Fundamentals of PhysicsPhys 2A General Physics
PHYS 002B Fundamentals of PhysicsPhys 2B General Physics
GEOL 001 General Geology
recommended but not required
No Current Equivalent
GEOL 001L General Geology Laboratory
recommended but not required
No Current Equivalent

Requirements for the Major:

BIOL 001 Plant BiologyBiol 1 General Principles of Biology
   AND
Biol 2 Organismal Biology
BIOL 002 Animal BiologyBiol 1 General Principles of Biology
   AND
Biol 2 Organismal Biology
BIOL 003 Cell BiologyBiol 3 Molecular Biology
BIOL 004 The Profession of BiologyNo Current Equivalent
BIOL 006 Biological SafetyNo 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).
Engl 1B English Composition
or
Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Transfer CourseENGL 1C Critical Thinking/Composition
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 Evergreen Valley College courses are approved for the following LDTP course descriptors shown on the right.
Chem 12AGeneral, Organic and Biochemistry for Allied Health Majors, with Lab
Chem 12BGeneral, Organic and Biochemistry for Allied Health Majors, with Lab
Chem 12AGeneral, Organic and Biochemistry for Allied Health Majors, with Lab
Chem 12BGeneral, Organic and Biochemistry for Allied Health Majors, with Lab
LDTP courses are acceptable "in lieu of" each other.
LDTP courses are not necessarily "equivalent" or "identical" in content.


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.

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