Developing Transferable Courses

When developing transferable courses (#d 1-99) it is necessary to cite (in the course outline proposal) a *lower division parallel course taught at the California State University (CSU) or the University of California (UC). If a course from CSU is cited and it is an acceptable parallel, the Articulation Officer designates the course as CSU transferable after approval of the Cabrillo Curriculum Committee. If a course from UC is cited, the Articulation Officer must submit the course outline to the UC Office of the President (UCOP) for approval. Courses are submitted to UC once a year during the fall semester. Until the course is approved by UCOP, the transfer credit line appears in both the schedule and catalog as: Transfer Credit: CSU; UC, pending review. Citing a lower division parallel is the best way to ensure that the course can be articulated or submitted for the IGETC or CSU General Education/Breadth requirements.

New in 06-07, the Cabrillo Faculty Senate approved a new way to achieve transferable designation. If a faculty member can show that a course meets the baccalaureate criteria set forth by the CSU Academic Senate and show that a similar transferable course is taught at three CCCs, the course can be submitted to Academic Council for approval of transferable status (a number between 1 and 99.) To download the CSU baccalaureate criteria, click here. To download the Academic Council form click here. For help with research on CCC courses, consult with the Articulation Officer-Mary Ellen Sullivan masulliv@cabrillo.edu or call X6272

To facilitate researching *lower division parallels, the links to all the UC and CSU catalogs are available below and also from the Articulation home page. Some of the catalogs are readily available online and others need to be downloaded and read with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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The course numbering system of the transfer school is the first thing to determine when researching courses. The most common error made in presenting parallel courses is presenting an upper division rather than a lower division course. ( *click here for info on 4 year lower division number systems) Instructors may also want to explore ASSIST (the statewide database for articulation agreements) as a way to research where course development is needed for major preparation. ASSIST contains all our course to course and major preparation agreements with participating CSU and UC campuses. Another helpful site for curriculum development is the Community College Chancellor's Office site. Here you can find examples of best practices for developing course outlines and information about general education lists. Just click on the links below.

ASSIST is somewhat user friendly but if you have questions, e-mail at masulliv@cabrillo.edu or call X6272
Mary Ellen Sullivan, Articulation Officer

 

UC catalogs

CSU catalogs

ASSIST by University

CCC Curriculum Site

CSU Lower Division Transfer Prep site