Articulation Agreements

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Articulation Agreement

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 mark (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 are 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.

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 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 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