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 Jose 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 Jose 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 Jose City College, please check out the San Jose City College Transfer Center.

ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS

CSU and UC Agreements 

Private Universities

Academy of Art

Cogswell College

DeVry University

Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM)

Heald College

National University 

National Hispanic University (2011-2013)

Notre Dame De Namur University

Palo Alto University

Santa Clara University (Business / Arts & Science / Engineering)

University of the Pacific

University of San Francisco 

University of Southern California (USC)

Western Governors University (CCCCO Agreement)

William Jessup

For more information, please review our:

• College Catalogs
• Current Major Sheets
• Visit the Transfer Center
• And make an appointment with a counselor in the Counseling Department to identify a major and develop and Educational Plan