Transferring to San Jose State University as an engineering

student

About Me

I chose SJSU because of its value and location

Transfer Requirements

• You must have completed 60 units in total• 30 units of which need to be GE• Four basic skills completed by the spring

semester before fall transfer (Oral Comm., Writing comp., crit. Thinking, math)

• You must have a GPA 2.0 or higher

When can I/should I transfer?

• Once you have completed all your required English courses (IGETC 1 a,b,c)

• When you have completed all or most of your math (Math 1,2,3, Diff Eq, Linear Algebra)

• It is recommended that you complete as many of the math/science/engineering curriculum as you can at the community college

When can I/should I transfer? (cont.)

• When you feel you are ready – Maximum of 70 units will count towards SJSU

degree requirements– BUT courses taken to meet degree requirements

(such as GE courses) will still be considered completed

Stay ahead of due dates and be persistent

• A missed due date WILL result in your application being dropped

• Application for admission Fall 2014 is due Nov. 30

• SJSU admissions can be slow to respond

Once accepted

• Send your transcript– Chabot sends paper transcripts which take longer

to process at SJSU– Note: do not send multiple transcripts from

Chabot, it delays processing• Sign up for a transfer orientation• Sign up for the Writing Skills Test (WST), pre-

requisite for 100w

Registration and Orientation tips

• Admissions is backlogged on transcript processing– This prevented transfer students from priority

registration this year• Bring your degree plan to advising orientation• Talk with your major advisor about specific

upper division GE requirements

Registration and Orientation tips (cont.)

• Take the WST sooner than later• Do not miss your registration appointment,

classes fill quickly• Triple check due dates

People to Contact

• Jared Tuberty, Executive Director, Engineering Student Success Program– (408) 924-3994– Jared.tuberty@sjsu.edu

• Dr. Nicole Okamoto, ME Dept. Associate Chair– (408) 924-4054– Nicole.Okamoto@sjsu.edu

People to Contact (cont.)

• Dr. Stacy Gleixner, Associate Chair of Biomedical, Chemical, and MatE Department– (408) 924-4051– Stacy.Gleixner@sjsu.edu

• Buff Furman, ME Dept. professor and advisor– (408) 924-3817– Burford.furman@sjsu.edu

• Branden Andersen– (510) 592-4853– brandenandersen1@gmail.com