1. UC ARTICULATION TIPS California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
New Articulation Officer Training
April 26, 2017

2. Session Overview
This presentation covers tips on articulation from the perspective of a UC campus.
Each UC campus has unique practices for processing articulation.
Contact the UC campus AO to inquire about best practices for that UC.

3. What is Course Articulation?
Formal written agreement that identifies courses from a “sending” campus that are comparable to or acceptable in lieu of specific course requirements at a “receiving” campus
Roadmap by which students navigate transfer from a California Community College (CCC) to a university
Implicit in the articulation process is involvement, communication, and cooperation between the respective faculties and articulation officers

4. Articulation Agreements
Facilitate community college transfer
Maximize student chances of admission
Reduce time to degree
Increase retention
Increase opportunities for study abroad

5. Articulation Process Articulation Initiated by
1. CCC Articulation Officer UC AO, academic departments/faculty
Course Information Reviewed e.g. course outline and syllabus
1. UC Transferability [UC TCA] check CCC course to UC course proposal entered on articulation request form Sent to academic department for faculty review and decision
If CCC course is approved for comparability, articulation agreement is updated by UC
CCC Articulation Officer is notified of articulation decision

6. Establishing Campus Agreements
Level of Articulation Agreements
Transferability of CCC courses to UC
Acceptability of UC transferable courses to major
UC Articulation Officer & Faculty
General Education Breadth (GE)
Course-to-Course Agreements
Lower-Division Major Preparation Agreements
UC campus faculty review and approve courses
Approved courses published on ASSIST

7. Articulation Officer Role
Primary point of contact for all articulation requests
Manager of the campus-wide articulation system of articulation agreements statewide
Chief liaison with the California community college articulation officers, faculty, counselors, and UC faculty
Facilitator in all aspects of the articulation process
Principal contact with the Articulation System Stimulating Inter-Institutional Student Transfer (ASSIST) staff

8. University Faculty in the Articulation Process
Faculty establish requirements and standards for articulated courses
Discipline faculty are responsible for the evaluation of CCC course content
Identification of comparable courses
Authorization of acceptance

9. UC Faculty Request Additional Documentation
Details not found in the COR
Lacks information on time spent on specific topics
including lab topics and lab time spent
Missing types of assignments for specific topics
Criteria for evaluation, especially writing assignments are unspecified
Textbooks and required reading unknown
Subject-specific information lacking in the course objectives and student learning outcomes

10. TYPES OF ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS
Transferable
Courses
General
Education/Breadth
IGETC
ASSIST
Lower-Division
Major Preparation
Course-to-Course

11. IGETC vs. UC Campus-Specific GE
IGETC and UC campus GE are distinct and separate patterns.
Some CCC IGETC-certified courses may also satisfy UC GE patterns.
UC campus GE patterns are unique.
UC campus practices for seeking campus GE articulation vary.

12. Each school and college at each UC campus has GE “breadth” requirements.
CCC students have the option to complete IGETC to satisfy lower-division GE requirements. (IGETC may not be appropriate for all majors at all institutions; see Comparative Reference on page 20 and 21 of this presentation.)
IGETC is NOT an admission eligibility requirement. Completing GE, either through IGETC or campus-specific requirements, may be a selection requirement for some programs and campuses.

13. ARTICULATION PROCESS Example…
“Sending”
Laney
History 7A
“Receiving”
UCSD
History 2A
HIST 7A Outline
Proposal for articulation evaluation
New articulation posted on ASSIST between UCSD & Laney
HISTORY 7A = HISTORY 2A
Or, if articulation is denied then
NO COURSE ARTICULATED

14. Transfer Course Agreement (TCA)
Identifies UC-transferable courses at each CCC.
First level of articulation between UC and CCC; all courses listed are transferable to every UC campus
Individual UC campuses may, as appropriate, articulate courses to specific lower-division courses/graduation requirements.

15. Course to Course Articulation

16. CCC to UC Major Articulation
The major articulation agreements offer students guidance in preparing for specific majors at each UC campus.
Second level of articulation between UC and CCC.
Indicates courses that fulfill major prep; alerts if IGETC is acceptable; explains use of AP/IB credit toward subject requirements, etc.

17. CCC to UC Major Articulation
Left side – UC courses
Right side – CCC course
Recommended courses
Information displayed in Legacy ASSIST will be displayed differently in ASSIST Next Gen.

18. AP / IB Articulation AP/IB score credit is the same across UCs:
UC transferable units, eligibility, IGETC
AP/IB course-to-course articulation and satisfaction of requirements vary per UC.
Finding UC AP/IB information:
Refer to the UC campus catalog
May be listed on ASSIST by major section

19. Best Practices for Submitting UC Articulation Proposals
ASSIST Next Generation proposes a new tracking system for the future; expect changes to current best practices.
Current best practices for UC:
Submit via .
Provide CCC course outlines in PDF.
Group by dept.; avoid long requests.
Propose a specific course-to-course agreement.
Checklist: Transferable? Already articulated? Previously requested?

20. UC CAMPUS ARTICULATION PROCESSES: COMPARATIVE REFERENCE
Preferred Course Outline Submission Method
Preferred Course Outline Format
Preferred Proposal Format
Are Articulation Proposals Accepted Year-Round?
Will CCC be Notified of Reason Articulation Denied?
Course Prefixes in ASSIST Match Those in the UC Campus Catalog?
Provides ASSIST Articulation By Major?
Provides ASSIST Articulation by Department?
Provides ASSIST Articulation for GE?
Provides AP and/or IB information on ASSIST? Describe
GE Processing Information
UCB
Prefer electronic request with course outlines attached or links to the course outline, but will accept in any format
Prefer proposals grouped by department
Yes
Yes; articulates on ASSIST the AP scores needed to satisfy a UC campus course
Faculty review for Reading & Composition course-to-course and course-to-breadth area articulation
UCD
PDF strongly preferred (will accept other electronic formats; paper and CD no longer accepted)
Prefer proposals grouped by department; 4-6 course requests per proposal is optimal No
Yes; provides web link to campus catalog's AP/IB information
Faculty review for course-to-course articulation; that course-to-course articulation is honored for GE
UCI
PDF (will accept any format)
Yes, if possible
Yes; for 29 of its largest/closest transfer partner colleges
Yes, provides web link to campus catalog's AP/IB information
GE is reviewed by the same faculty as 'By Major', but criteria differ
UCLA
Electronic
Will accept any format provided, but electronic outlines preferred.
Recommends that all ENGR proposals be grouped together and forwarded to
Yes , with the exception of the majors in the Schools of Theater, Film&TV and School of Arts & Architecture- includes only textual data and brief descriptions of admissions criteria
Yes, temporarily displayed by Department until the launch of Assist Next Gen in Summer 2017.
Yes; for select majors only
Does not maintain or develop GE articulation agreements
UCM
Electronic /
Online request with course outlines attached in PDF format, or links to the course outline
GE is reviewed by the same faculty as 'By Major', but criteria may differ

21. UC CAMPUS ARTICULATION PROCESSES: COMPARATIVE REFERENCE
Preferred Course Outline Submission Method
Preferred Course Outline Format
Preferred Proposal Format
Are Articulation Proposals Accepted Year-Round?
Will CCC be Notified of Reason Articulation Denied?
Course Prefixes in ASSIST Match Those in the UC Campus Catalog?
Provides ASSIST Articulation By Major?
Provides ASSIST Articulation by Department?
Provides ASSIST Articulation for GE?
Provides AP and/or IB information on ASSIST? Describe
GE Processing Information
UCR
Will accept any format
Any combination acceptable
Yes
Yes; in very general terms. Bourns College of Engineering is displayed at the end of each 'By-Major' agreement. College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences and College of Natural and Ag. Sciences is not course-specific but is subject/discipline specific.
Yes; articulates on ASSIST the AP scores needed to satisfy a UC campus course
Direct course equivalents for GE are maintained for the Bourns College of Engineering only.
UCSB
Prefer proposals grouped by department; any combination acceptable No
AO develops GE agreements using guidelines provided by the College of Letters & Science and the College of Engineering
UCSC
Online request with course outlines attached or links to the course outline
ASSIST prefixes match those in the class schedule; catalog does not list the prefix in its course section.
Yes (some majors are text-based only: music, languge study)
Yes; under the 'By Major' section of ASSIST, offers a pull-down menu for AP/IB information
AO develops GE agreements using guidelines provided by faculty and consultation with Admissions Director and CEP.
UCSD
Prefer online request with course outlines attached or links to the course outline, but will accept in any format
Does not maintain or develop GE articulation agreements

23. Cover 21 of our most popular majors:
Transfer Pathways
Cover 21 of our most popular majors:
Anthropology
Biochemistry
Biology
Business Administration
Cell biology
Chemistry
Communication
Computer Science
Economics
Electrical Engineering
English
Film and Media Studies
History
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Molecular Biology
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology

24. REFERENCES
CIAC (California Intersegmental Articulation Council):
CIAC Directory:
IGETC (Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum):
UC Admission Info:
UC Campus Info:
UC Quick Reference for Counselors:
UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP):
UC Transfer Articulation:
UC Transfer Pathways:
UC Transfer Pathways Guide:

25. UC ARTICULATION CONTACTS
Berkeley: Aurelia Long Myrna Aguilar
Davis: Cindy Bevc Jane King
Geniene Geffke Asha Kemp
Irvine: Kesha Miller Sandy Stefanik
Los Angeles: Kim Alexander
Merced: Lori Quillen
Riverside: Karla Contreras Andre Crawford
San Diego: Sam Zia
Santa Barbara: Dawn Hovey
Santa Cruz: Christina Sandoval-Paquette
UCOP: Nancy Purcille Jennifer Forsberg
Kate Fitzpatrick

26. UCOP REVIEW - UC TCA UC Transferability Course Agreement Basics
Transferable Course Agreements (UC TCAs) identify baseline transferability. ( articulation/transferable-course-agreements/index.html) 
California Community College (CCC) courses must be approved for the UC TCA in order to be considered for any other type of articulation (campus-specific major or general education/breadth articulation; or IGETC).
TCAs also indicate whether courses may satisfy transfer admission eligibility.

27.  UCOP REVIEW - UC TCA
When does a CA Community College need to submit a course for UC TCA review ?
UC policy requires current, accurate information upon which to build articulation.
If a CCC course has been approved for the UC TCA and then undergoes significant or substantive changes to the course outline of record, the outline must be submitted for re-review for UC TCA.

28. Courses submitted for IGETC review must already be on the UC TCA.
 UCOP REVIEW - UC TCA
Submit for UC TCA review:
New courses
Courses already approved for the UC TCA that have undergone significant or substantive changes, including:
Course content
Course objectives
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Decrease in units
Do not submit for UC TCA re-review:
Technical changes to previously approved courses, including:
Formatting or stylistic changes in the COR
Changes to Course Identifiers such as:
Course Prefix:
HISTORY => HIST
Course Number:
1A => 101
Course Title:
American History => US History
Textbook updates
Courses submitted for IGETC review must already be on the UC TCA.

29.  UCOP REVIEW - UC TCA
For more information,  attend UC's session  at the CIAC Conference.
Contact Nancy Purcille Jennifer Forsberg or Kate Fitzpatrick at UCOP for questions about UC TCA submissions.