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John Saiz
Issue date: 3/7/03 Section: Campus Life
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This spring, many students are finishing their requirements for transfer to a four-year university. Before transferring, a prepared student should know the difference between the terms "transfer" and "articulation."
"Articulation is developing a written agreement that identifies courses from one college to another where courses are comparable," said Dr. Sheila White-Daniels, Articulation Officer at Yuba College. For instance, Yuba College's Mass Communications 19 articulates to CSU Chico as Journalism 60, and to CSU Sacramento as Journalism 30. However, to all other CSU campuses, the Yuba College class transfers as units only.
"We've worked with the California State Universities and the Universities of California to make sure that the course will be accepted in lieu of, or comparable to a (a course from) four-year institution. It also works between one community college to another community college," said White-Daniels.
Transfer is a different matter.
"Transfer is the entire process that must be met to go from a community college to a university," said Helen Nickolson, Yuba College Counselor and Director of the Transfer Center. "Articulation is the part of transfer that lets people know that the right classes will be taken."
What this means to students is that caution should be taken when registering for courses, as the courses may be transferable, but will not articulate to their major.
"It's important for students to take courses in their majors at the community college level," continued White-Daniels, "instead of taking the course later at the UC's and CSU's. If the students take a class numbered 49 and lower, it can transfer, but it might not articulate."
The aforementioned numbering system works with articulation with the CSU's. Articulating to a UC is a different process.
"The CSU's have agreed that community colleges decide what courses transfer through the numbering system," said White-Daniels. "With the UC's, they determine whether they'll accept the course as transferable."
"Articulation is developing a written agreement that identifies courses from one college to another where courses are comparable," said Dr. Sheila White-Daniels, Articulation Officer at Yuba College. For instance, Yuba College's Mass Communications 19 articulates to CSU Chico as Journalism 60, and to CSU Sacramento as Journalism 30. However, to all other CSU campuses, the Yuba College class transfers as units only.
"We've worked with the California State Universities and the Universities of California to make sure that the course will be accepted in lieu of, or comparable to a (a course from) four-year institution. It also works between one community college to another community college," said White-Daniels.
Transfer is a different matter.
"Transfer is the entire process that must be met to go from a community college to a university," said Helen Nickolson, Yuba College Counselor and Director of the Transfer Center. "Articulation is the part of transfer that lets people know that the right classes will be taken."
What this means to students is that caution should be taken when registering for courses, as the courses may be transferable, but will not articulate to their major.
"It's important for students to take courses in their majors at the community college level," continued White-Daniels, "instead of taking the course later at the UC's and CSU's. If the students take a class numbered 49 and lower, it can transfer, but it might not articulate."
The aforementioned numbering system works with articulation with the CSU's. Articulating to a UC is a different process.
"The CSU's have agreed that community colleges decide what courses transfer through the numbering system," said White-Daniels. "With the UC's, they determine whether they'll accept the course as transferable."