Community college classes that transfer to SJSU

I'm planning to transfer to San Jose State University from a community college. How can I find out which classes I should take to ensure a successful transfer? Is there a way to check which courses SJSU will accept?

It's great that you're planning to transfer to SJSU and I can certainly guide you through the process of identifying which classes will be accepted.

San Jose State University, like most universities, has a transfer agreement with several community colleges. Similarly, most community colleges will have a transfer center that has information about transferable classes. This should be your first stop; they can provide the most accurate and updated guidance.

Additionally, California has a tool specifically designed to help in situations like this: the Assist website. ASSIST is an online repository of information on the transferability of classes from California's community colleges to CSU or UC schools, including SJSU. You simply select the community college you're attending, pick the university you want to transfer to (in your case, San Jose State University), and the system will provide a list of courses that are accepted for transfer.

Furthermore, SJSU has a certain set of lower division general education classes, known as the 'Golden Four' (Oral Communication, Written Communication, Critical Thinking, and Quantitative Reasoning) to fulfill SJSU's minimum transfer admission requirements. So, if you haven't taken those yet, you may want to prioritize them.

Just remember to cross-reference your findings in ASSIST with your community college's academic counselor to be sure about the choices you're making. In the end, they're the ones who can provide direct guidance and snippets of advice that the websites might not cover.

Best of luck on your journey to SJSU!