Articulation Agreements
An Articulation Agreement indicates courses at a community college that transfer directly into Saint Mary's for major or general requirements.
- Courses that are transferable to the University of California (UC) system from California community colleges or another accredited college or university are typically acceptable at Saint Mary's. However, these must be completed courses with letter marks (rather than, Pass, Satisfactory, or Credit) grades of C- or above to be applied for advanced standing credit toward graduation at Saint Mary's.
- Courses in remedial subjects, vocational fields, secondary school mathematics, and non-academic areas are not acceptable for transfer credit.
- Credit is not given for courses in which grades of D+ or below are received, however, all grades are included in the grade point average. A maximum of 19 lower-division course credits is transferable to Saint Mary's College (64-semester units or 95 quarter units).
- For help in determining which of your UC or community college courses are transferable to SMC, we recommend using assist.org.
- We maintain articulation agreements with numerous California community colleges. Check with your transfer center to see if they have an agreement with Saint Mary's. See the list below.
Do you still have questions? We're happy to meet with you one on one during a transcript evaluation.
Transfer Admission Agreement (TAA)
A Transfer Admission Agreement (TAA) between Saint Mary's College and a community college guarantees admission to students who sign a contract, complete approved transferable coursework, and meet the minimum admissions criteria indicated in the agreement. The contract is available through your community college's Transfer Center.
All community colleges that have a TAA with Saint Mary's College are denoted with TAA below.
American River College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Communication • Economics • Psychology
Berkeley City College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Cañada College - TAA
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Communication • Economics • Psychology
Chabot College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Communication • Economics • Psychology
City College of San Francisco - TAA
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Communication • Economics • Psychology
College of Alameda
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
College of Marin
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
College of San Mateo - TAA
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Contra Costa College - TAA
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology • STEM Majors
Cosumnes River College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Communication • Economics • Psychology
De Anza College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Diablo Valley College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Allied Health Science • Anthropology and Archaeology • Art History • Art Practice
Biochemistry • Biology • Business Administration • Chemistry • Communication • Computer Science • Economics
English • Environmental and Earth Science • French • Global and Regional Studies • History
Justice Community and Leadership (Education) • Kinesiology • Mathematics • Performing Arts
Philosophy • Physics • Politics • Psychology • Sociology • Spanish
Evergreen Valley College - TAA
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Folsom Lake College - TAA
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Communication • Economics • Psychology
Foothill College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Hartnell College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Laney College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Las Positas College - TAA
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Communication • Economics • Psychology
Los Medanos College - TAA
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Communication • Economics • Psychology • STEM Majors
Mendocino College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Merritt College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Napa Valley College - TAA
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Ohlone College - TAA
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Sacramento City College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Communication • Economics • Psychology
San Joaquin Delta College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Santa Monica College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Santa Rosa Junior College - TAA
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Shasta College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Sierra College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Skyline College - TAA
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
Solano Community College
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology
West Valley College - TAA
Core Curriculum Articulation Agreement
Lower Division Major Agreements:
Accounting • Business Administration • Economics • Psychology