Articulation

Articulation

Articulation is the process that connects two educational institutions in order to help students make a smooth transition from the community college to the college or university without having to complete duplicate coursework. 

During this process, courses at the community college are identified as being comparable to those in lower division at the university. This allows students to fulfill a lower division university requirement by completing an identified comparable course or “articulated course” at the community college. 

“Articulated courses” may be applied toward general education breadth requirements as well as major preparation requirements for the college/university to which a student plans to transfer. Some “articulated courses” are designated as elective courses only. 

This means that although these courses transfer, they do not satisfy any general education breadth or major preparation requirements. Students will receive unit credit for the elective courses.

San José City College has articulation agreements established with a variety of four-year institutions including the University of California (UC), the California State University (CSU), private and out-of-state colleges/universities.

Articulation agreements for San José City College can be found at ASSIST. ASSIST is the official repository of articulation for California’s public colleges and universities and provides the most accurate and up-to-date information about transferable coursework in California.

It is an online tool that shows how course credit earned at one public California college/university can be applied when transferred to another.

For more information on transferring to a four-year college/university from San José City College, please check out the San José City College Transfer Center.

 

Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act of 2021 (California Assembly Bill 928)

The purpose of this bill is to increase student transfer from community college to California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) by streamlining transfer pathways.  This bill establishes the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Intersegmental Implementation Committee to serve as the primary entity charged with the oversight of the ADT.  On or before December 31, 2023, the committee shall make recommendations to the State Legislature and Governor on reducing excessive unit accumulation in community college, eliminating repetition of courses at a four-year university and increasing the number of California community college students who transfer into a four-year university through an ADT pathway.  The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office shall serve as committee chair for the first two years. The bill also requires the CSU/UC, on or before May 31, 2023, to establish a singular lower division general education pathway that meets the academic requirements necessary for transfer admission into both segments; and requires community colleges to place students who declare a goal of transfer on the ADT pathway if such a pathway exists for their intended major, on or before August 1, 2024.

Background

Effective fall semester 2025, the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act of 2021 requires a singular lower division general education (GE) pathway to streamline the process for California community college students transferring to the California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) systems referred to as Cal-GETC.  Cal-GETC will replace the CSU General Education (CSU GE) Breadth Requirements and Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) for UC as the only GE transfer pathway.  Students will continue to be required to earn 60 units for transfer and awarding of associate degrees including Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADTs).  Continuously enrolled students with catalog rights prior to fall semester 2025 will be exempt.

Budget

The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office awarded $565,217 in one-time funds to San José City College for mandated implementation.

Plan

To ensure compliance, the San José City College articulation team alongside the Instructional Policies Curriculum Committee (IPCC) will need to focus their time and energy working with instructional faculty and their assigned division deans on creating and revising applicable curriculum, reviewing all Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADTs) for resubmission for re-approval, and updating degree audit, college catalog, general education patterns, graduation requirements, major sheets, webpages, and applicable board policies and administrative procedures.  The review of curriculum will be based on an approved prioritization list, with curriculum that is directly impacted by AB 928 having top priority.​

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