CSUMB uses articulation as a general term referring to written agreements between CSUMB and other institutions within the California Community College (CCC), University of California (UC), and California State University (CSU) systems, as well as various accredited independent colleges and universities. This general term is also often used in reference to the preparation to enter a CSUMB major.
Lower-division course-to-course articulation is a formal, written, faculty-approved agreement that identifies courses (or sequences of courses) taught at other institutions that are equivalent to, or acceptable in lieu of, specific courses/outcomes/requirements at CSUMB.
Course-to-course articulation agreements are developed for the transfer of coursework toward general transfer to CSUMB, transfer to CSUMB at the upper-division level, and transfer to CSUMB which includes meeting some of the lower-division requirements of an academic major at CSUMB. These articulation agreements spell out how specific courses completed at another institution match up with specific courses taught at CSUMB, satisfy specific University Learning Requirements (ULRs), or meet specific Major Learning Outcomes (MLOs).
Course-to-course articulation agreements for primary institutions are located on the CSUMB.EDU/articulation webpages.
The dynamic of preparation to enter a CSUMB major is similar in that it provides a transfer pathway for students who are interested in a particular major; however, it is much more detailed. The preparation recommended for each major is unique.
Transfer to the following CSUMB majors requires completion, at the primary institution, of specific courses that articulate to specific courses taught at CSUMB:
Transfer to CSUMB in the following majors requires satisfactory completion, at the primary institution, of a selection of required and recommended courses:
Transfer possibilities to CSUMB in the following majors are presented to interested students in a narrative format that is applicable to virtually any primary institution from which a student may transfer:
Major preparation information is carried in formats, one for each primary institution, located on the CSUMB.EDU/articulation webpages. Click on the Counselor Articulation Access link. It is strongly recommended that you review this information with the assistance of the academic advising counselors assigned to you at your primary institution.
Transfer from a primary institution to the CSUMB Integrated Studies Major must be worked out directly with the program director, Dr. Barbara Mossberg (barbara_mossberg@csumb.edu).
CSUMB Articulation oversees the articulation and major preparation process described above. This office ensures that appropriate CSUMB academic program faculty members review all requests from other postsecondary institutions for course-to-course articulation, that they approve all agreements, and that they sign off on all major preparation formats which CSUMB offers as the means by which you can enter a CSUMB major as a transfer student.
CSUMB participates in the CAN (California Articulation Number) System. CAN is based on bilateral course articulation-courses considered to be comparable, not necessarily identical, and acceptable in lieu of each other. The system assures that completion of CAN courses at one participating campus will constitute completion of CAN courses at any other participating campus.
ASSIST is an articulation and transfer planning system providing information about California public higher education institutions. ASSIST is designated as California's official repository of articulation and transfer information. As such, ASSIST carries all of CSUMB's course-to-course articulation information as well as major preparation information.