Transfer Articulation

• An formal agreement where a college agrees to accept another college's course(s)
• Course articulation is decided by the college receiving the course 
• All CSU and UC transfer articulation is found on ASSIST: the official articulation database for California public colleges

Types of articulation

Courses may have one or more types of articulation. Not all courses will qualify for all areas below. 

• Electives: Courses that may be applied towards unit requirments for admissions and/or a degree
  • University of California Transfer Course Agreement (UC TCA) 
  • California State University (CSU) Transfer Course List
• General Education (GE): Courses accepted toward GE requirements
  • CSU GE Breadth
  • IGETC for CSU and UC 
•  Department: Comparable courses between two colleges
  •  For UC and CSU, see ASSIST
•  Major: Lower division* courses for a major
  •  For UC and CSU, see ASSIST
•  C-ID (Course Identification Numbering System): Course designations for many commonly offered community colleges courses. Applies to CSU transfer only.

  • NOTE: C-ID approval does not necessarily equate with GE or department articulation

  •  C-ID Approved Courses

*Community college articulation is generally only possible with lower-division courses