Transfer Credit

College of Alameda Articulation Agreement

How to read this agreement:

Transferable courses are listed below by Core Curriculum area. In each area, a transferable course is listed one of two ways:

  • A transfer course will appear in the list of courses paired with its direct USF equivalent.
  • A transfer course with no direct equivalent at USF will display a placeholder course number of 1XX. These courses may be used to fulfill Core requirements where applicable.
  • Students only need to complete one course to fulfill each individual Core requirement.
  • If the transfer course does not meet a specific requirement, it may be used as elective credit.
  • USF makes every attempt to maintain the following equivalencies to ensure that the information is current for prospective transfer students.

This agreement is a menu of course options for planning purposes; you do not need to fulfill each area to be eligible for transfer to USF.

Last updated 9/12/22.

Public Speaking (A1)

Foundation of Communication
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
COMM 1A Introduction to Speech COMS 1XX Introduction to Speech
COMM 44 Argumentation RHET 1XX Argumentation
COMM 45 Public Speaking RHET 103 Public Speaking

Rhetoric & Composition (A2)

Foundation of Communication
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Must be completed at USF
Students who have completed ENGL 1A will be eligible to register for this Core Curriculum requirement at USF. Those who have not completed ENGL 1A will be required to contact the Rhetoric and Language department for placement after admission

Math (B1)

Math and Sciences
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
MATH 3A Calculus I MATH 109 Calculus & Analytic Geom I
MATH 3F Differential Equations MATH 1XX Differential Equations
MATH 13 Intro to Statistics MATH 101 Elementary Statistics
MATH 15 Math for Liberal Arts Students MATH 1XX Math for Liberal Arts Students
MATH 16A Calc for Bus and Life/Soc Sci MATH 1XX Calc for Bus and Life/Soc Sci
SOCSC 125 Statistics for Social Sciences TRNS 1XX Statistics for Social Sciences

Laboratory Science (B2)

Math and Sciences
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
ANTHR 1 + 1L Intro to Physical Anthropology + Lab ANTH 1XX Intro to Physical Anthropology + Lab
BIOL 1A General Biology BIOL 105 + 105L General Biology I + Lab
BIOL 1B General Biology BIOL 106 + 106L General Biology II + Lab
BIOL 4 Human Physiology BIOL 115 + 116 Human Physiology + Lab
BIOL 10 Introduction to Biology BIOL 1XX Introduction to Biology
BIOL 24 Basic Human Anatomy & Physiology BIOL 1XX Basic Human Anatomy & Physiology
BIOL 102 Fundamentals of Oceanography BIOL 1XX Fundamentals of Oceanography
CHEM 1A General Chemistry CHEM 111 + 112 General Chemistry I + Lab
CHEM 30A Introductory General Chemistry CHEM 1XX Introductory General Chemistry
CHEM 30B Intro Organic and Biochemistry CHEM 1XX Intro Organic and Biochemistry
GEOG 1 + 1L Physical Geography + Lab TRNS 1XX Physical Geography + Lab
GEOG 14 Intro Geographic Info Systems TRNS 1XX Intro Geographic Info Systems
GEOL 1 Intro to Physical Geology TRNS 1XX Intro to Physical Geology
GEOL 2 Introduction to Mineralogy TRNS 1XX Introduction to Mineralogy
GEOL 3 + 3L Historical Geology + Lab TRNS 1XX Historical Geology + Lab
PHYS 4A General Physics w/ Calculus PHYS 110 + 110L General Physics I + Lab
PHYS 4C General Physics w/ Calculus PHYS 1XX General Physics w/ Calculus
PHYS 10 + 10L Introduction to Physics + Lab PHYS 1XX Introduction to Physics + Lab

Literature (C1)

Humanities
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
COMM 2A Fund of Oral Interpret of Lit COMS 1XX Fund of Oral Interpret of Lit
COMM 2B Fund of Oral Interpret of Lit COMS 1XX Fund of Oral Interpret of Lit
ENGL 17A Shakespeare ENGL 1XX Shakespeare
ENGL 30A Intro to American Literature I ENGL 1XX Intro to American Literature I
ENGL 30B Intro to American Literature II ENGL 1XX Intro to American Literature II
ENGL 31 Survey of African-American Lit ENGL 1XX Survey of African-American Lit
ENGL 32A Contemporary Women Writers ENGL 1XX Contemporary Women Writers
ENGL 43 Intro to the Study of Poetry ENGL 1XX Intro to the Study of Poetry
ENGL 47 Children's Literature ENGL 1XX Children's Literature
ENGL 79 Intro to LGBTQ Literature ENGL 1XX Intro to LGBTQ Literature
M/LAT 3 Survey Latin-American/Chicano TRNS 1XX Survey Latin-American/Chicano
SPAN 51 Survey Latin-American/Chicano SPAN 1XX Survey Latin-American/Chicano

History (C2)

Humanities
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
AFRAM 30 African-Amer Hist: Africa-1865 TRNS 1XX African-Amer Hist: Africa-1865
AFRAM 31 African-Amer Hist: 1865-1945 TRNS 1XX African-Amer Hist: 1865-1945
AFRAM 32 African-Amer Hist: 1945-Present TRNS 1XX African-Amer Hist: 1945-Present
ASAME 45A Asian-American History to 1945 HIST 1XX Asian-American History to 1945
ASAME 45B Asian-American Hist 1945-Present HIST 1XX Asian-American Hist 1945-Present
HIST 2A Hist of European Civilization HIST 1XX Hist of European Civilization
HIST 2B Hist of European Civilization HIST 1XX Hist of European Civilization
HIST 5 History of Mexico HIST 1XX History of Mexico
HIST 7A History of the U.S. to 1877 HIST 1XX History of the U.S. to 1877
HIST 7B History of the U.S. since 1865 HIST 1XX History of the U.S. since 1865
HIST 8A History of Latin-American Civilization HIST 1XX History of Latin-American Civilization
HIST 8B History of Latin-American Civilization HIST 1XX History of Latin-American Civilization
HIST 12 History & Culture of Eastern Asia HIST 1XX History & Culture of Eastern Asia
HIST 17 Hist of the Mexican-American HIST 1XX Hist of the Mexican-American
HIST 18 20th C American Protest Movement HIST 1XX 20th C American Protest Movement
HIST 50 African-Amer Hist: Africa-1865 HIST 1XX African-Amer Hist: Africa-1865
HIST 51 African-Amer Hist: 1865-1945 HIST 1XX African-Amer Hist: 1865-1945
HIST 52 African-Amer Hist: 1945-Present HIST 1XX African-Amer Hist: 1945-Present
HIST 53A Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am HIST 1XX Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am
HIST 53B Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am HIST 1XX Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am
M/LAT 18A Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am TRNS 1XX Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am
M/LAT 18B Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am TRNS 1XX Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am

Philosophy (D1)

Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
PHIL 1 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 110 Great Philosophical Questions
PHIL 2 Social & Political Philosophy PHIL 1XX Social & Political Philosophy
PHIL 20A Hist of Ancient Greek Philos PHIL 1XX Hist of Ancient Greek Philos
PHIL 20B Hist of Modern European Philos PHIL 1XX Hist of Modern European Philos

Religion (D2)

Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
PHIL 4 Philosophy of Religion PHIL 1XX Philosophy of Religion
HUMAN 40 Religions of the World THRS 1XX Religions of the World

Ethics (D3)

Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
PHIL5 Ethical Problems PHIL 1XX Ethical Problems

Social & Behavioral Sciences (E)

Social Sciences
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
AFRAM 1 Intro to African American Studies TRNS 1XX Intro to African American Studies
AFRAM 5 African-American Family in US TRNS 1XX African-American Family in US
AFRAM 8 African American Politics TRNS 1XX African American Politics
AFRAM 11 Perceptions of the African American Male TRNS 1XX Perceptions of the African American Male
AFRAM 14A Social Psych of African-Am Relations TRNS 1XX Social Psych of African-Am Relations
AFRAM 23 Perceptions of African American Women TRNS 1XX Perceptions of African American Women
ANTHR 2 Intro Archeology & Prehistory ANTH 1XX Intro Archeology & Prehistory
ANTHR 3 Intro to Social & Cultural Anthro ANTH 1XX Intro to Social & Cultural Anthro
ANTHR 7 Magic, Religion, & Witchcraft ANTH 1XX Magic, Religion, & Witchcraft
ANTHR 19 Anthropology of Sex & Gender ANTH 1XX Anthropology of Sex & Gender
ANTHR 55 Native American Cultures ANTH 1XX Native American Cultures
COMM 6 Intercultural Communication COMS 1XX Intercultural Communication
COMM 10 Gender & Communication COMS 1XX Gender & Communication
COMM 19 Survey of Mass Media MS 1XX Survey of Mass Media
ECON 1 Principles of Economics(Macro) ECON 112 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2 Principles of Economics(Micro) ECON 111 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 3 Economics of Public Issues ECON 1XX Economics of Public Issues
ECON 5 Intro to Economics ECON 1XX Intro to Economics
ECON 6 International Economics ECON 1XX International Economics
ETHST 1 Introduction to Ethnic Studies TRNS 1XX Introduction to Ethnic Studies
ETHST 12 Econ & Social Change: Racial Conflict TRNS 1XX Econ & Social Change: Racial Conflict
GEOG 2 Cultural Geography TRNS 1XX Cultural Geography
GEOG 3 World Regional Geography TRNS 1XX World Regional Geography
HIST 56 Sociology of Women HIST 1XX Sociology of Women
HUMAN 13A Myth, Symbol & Folklore TRNS 1XX Myth, Symbol & Folklore
HUMAN 60 Introduction to LGBTQ Studies TRNS 1XX Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
POSCI 1 Gov't & Politics in the U.S. POLS 1XX Gov't & Politics in the U.S.
POSCI 2 Comparative Government POLS 1XX Comparative Government
POSCI 3 International Relations POLS 1XX International Relations
POSCI 4 Political Theory POLS 1XX Political Theory
POSCI 6 US Constitution/ Criminal Due Proc POLS 1XX US Constitution/ Criminal Due Proc
POSCI 8 Law and Democracy POLS 1XX Law and Democracy
POSCI 26 U.S. & California Constitution POLS 1XX U.S. & California Constitution
POSCI 31 Intro to Public Administration POLS 1XX Intro to Public Administration
POSCI 37 Transform Soc Change & Future Studies POLS 1XX Transform Soc Change & Future Studies
POSCI 38 Politics of Ethnic/
Gender/Sexuality		 POLS 1XX Politics of Ethnic/
Gender/Sexuality
PSYCH 1A Intro to General Psychology PSYC 101 General Psychology
PSYCH 1B Intro to General Psychology PSYC 1XX Intro to General Psychology
PSYCH 3 Intro to Personality Theory PSYC 1XX Intro to Personality Theory
PSYCH 7A Psychology of Childhood PSYC 1XX Psychology of Childhood
PSYCH 7B Adolescent Psychology PSYC 1XX Adolescent Psychology
PSYCH 9A Psych of Interpersonal Relations PSYC 1XX Psych of Interpersonal Relations
PSYCH 9B Psych of Interpersonal Relations PSYC 1XX Psych of Interpersonal Relations
PSYCH 12 Human Sexuality PSYC 1XX Human Sexuality
PSYCH 24 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 1XX Abnormal Psychology
SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology SOC 150 Intro to Sociology
SOC 2 Social Problems SOC 1XX Social Problems
SOC 3 Sociology of Women SOC 260 Sociology of Gender
SOCSC 10 Intro to Social Justice Studies TRNS 1XX Intro to Social Justice Studies
SOCSC 13 Intro to LGBTQ Social Justice Studies TRNS 1XX Intro to LGBTQ Social Justice Studies

Visual & Performing Arts (F)

COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
ART 1 Introduction to Art History ART 101 or 102 Survey/Western Art History I or 2
ART 2 Hist Western Art: Prehist-Middle Ages ART 1XX Hist Western Art: Prehist-Middle Ages
ART 3 Hist Western Art: Renaissance-Contemp ART 1XX Hist Western Art: Renaissance-Contemp
ART 4 History of Modern Art ART 1XX History of Modern Art
ART 122 World Art ART 1XX World Art
M/LAT 30A Survey of Latin-American Films TRNS 1XX Survey of Latin-American Films
M/LAT 30B Survey of Latin-American Films TRNS 1XX Survey of Latin-American Films
MUSIC 9 Introduction to World Music MUS 1XX Introduction to World Music
MUSIC 10 Music Appreciation MUS 101 Music Appreciation
MUSIC 15A Jazz/Blues/Pop Music in American MUS 1XX Jazz/Blues/Pop Music in American
MUSIC 15B Jazz/Blues/Pop Music in American MUS 1XX Jazz/Blues/Pop Music in American

Cultural Diversity (CD)

COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
AFRAM 1 Intro to African American Studies TRNS 1XX Intro to African American Studies
AFRAM 5 African-American Family in US TRNS 1XX African-American Family in US
AFRAM 8 African American Politics TRNS 1XX African American Politics
AFRAM 11 Perceptions of the African American Male TRNS 1XX Perceptions of the African American Male
AFRAM 14A Social Psych of African-Am Relations TRNS 1XX Social Psych of African-Am Relations
AFRAM 18 African Heritage of Latin America TRNS 1XX African Heritage of Latin America
AFRAM 23 Perceptions of African American Women TRNS 1XX Perceptions of African American Women
AFRAM 30 African-Amer Hist: Africa-1865 TRNS 1XX African-Amer Hist: Africa-1865
AFRAM 31 African-Amer Hist: 1865-1945 TRNS 1XX African-Amer Hist: 1865-1945
AFRAM 32 African-Amer Hist: 1945-Present TRNS 1XX African-Amer Hist: 1945-Present
ANTHR 3 Intro to Social & Cultural Anthro ANTH 1XX Intro to Social & Cultural Anthro
ANTHR 19 Anthropology of Sex & Gender ANTH 1XX Anthropology of Sex & Gender
ART 122 World Art ART 1XX World Art
ASAME 45A Asian-American History to 1945 HIST 1XX Asian-American History to 1945
ASAME 45B Asian-American Hist 1945-Present HIST 1XX Asian-American Hist 1945-Present
COMM 6 Intercultural Communication COMS 1XX Intercultural Communication
ENGL 31 Survey of African-American Lit ENGL 1XX Survey of African-American Lit
ENGL 32A Contemporary Women Writers ENGL 1XX Contemporary Women Writers
ENGL 79 Intro to LGBTQ Literature ENGL 1XX Intro to LGBTQ Literature
ETHST 1 Introduction to Ethnic Studies TRNS 1XX Introduction to Ethnic Studies
ETHST 12 Econ & Social Change: Racial Conflict ENGL 1XX Econ & Social Change: Racial Conflict
GEOG 2 Cultural Geography TRNS 1XX Cultural Geography
HIST 5 History of Mexico HIST 1XX History of Mexico
HIST 8A History of Latin-American Civilization HIST 1XX History of Latin-American Civilization
HIST 8B History of Latin-American Civilization HIST 1XX History of Latin-American Civilization
HIST 12 History & Culture of Eastern Asia HIST 1XX History & Culture of Eastern Asia
HIST 17 Hist of the Mexican-American HIST 1XX Hist of the Mexican-American
HIST 50 African-Amer Hist: Africa-1865 HIST 1XX African-Amer Hist: Africa-1865
HIST 51 African-Amer Hist: 1865-1945 HIST 1XX African-Amer Hist: 1865-1945
HIST 52 African-Amer Hist: 1945-Present HIST 1XX African-Amer Hist: 1945-Present
HIST 53A Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am HIST 1XX Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am
HIST 53B Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am HIST 1XX Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am
HIST 56 Sociology of Women HIST 1XX Sociology of Women
HUMAN 13A Myth, Symbol & Folklore TRNS 1XX Myth, Symbol & Folklore
HUMAN 40 Religions of the World THRS 1XX Religions of the World
HUMAN 60 Introduction to LGBTQ Studies TRNS 1XX Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
M/LAT 2A Latin-American Folklore TRNS 1XX Latin-American Folklore
M/LAT 2B Latin-American Folklore TRNS 1XX Latin-American Folklore
M/LAT 2C Latin-American Folklore TRNS 1XX Latin-American Folklore
M/LAT 3 Survey Latin-American/Chicano TRNS 1XX Survey Latin-American/Chicano
M/LAT 18A Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am TRNS 1XX Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am
M/LAT 18B Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am TRNS 1XX Hist/Culture of Caribb/Central Am
M/LAT 30A Survey of Latin-American Films TRNS 1XX Survey of Latin-American Films
M/LAT 30B Survey of Latin-American Films TRNS 1XX Survey of Latin-American Films
M/LAT 40 Latin American Revolutions TRNS 1XX Latin American Revolutions
MUSIC 9 Introduction to World Music MUS 1XX Introduction to World Music
MUSIC 15A Jazz/Blues/Pop Music in American MUS 1XX Jazz/Blues/Pop Music in American
MUSIC 15B Jazz/Blues/Pop Music in American MUS 1XX Jazz/Blues/Pop Music in American
POSCI 37 Transform Soc Change & Future Studies POLS 1XX Transform Soc Change & Future Studies
POSCI 38 Politics of Ethnic/
Gender/Sexuality		 POLS 1XX Politics of Ethnic/
Gender/Sexuality
PSYCH 18 Psyc of Race & Ethnicity in U.S. PSYC 305 Multicultural Psychology
SOC 3 Sociology of Women SOC 260 Sociology of Gender
SOCSC 10 Intro to Social Justice Studies TRNS 1XX Intro to Social Justice Studies
SOCSC 13 Intro to LGBTQ Social Justice Studies TRNS 1XX Intro to LGBTQ Social Justice Studies
SPAN 51 Survey Latin-American/Chicano SPAN 1XX Survey Latin-American/Chicano

Community Engaged Learning

COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Must be completed at USF
Community-Engaged Learning requirement may be met by completing course sections designated as “CEL”. Starting Fall 2019 the Community-Engaged Learning requirement replaced the Service Learning (SL) graduation requirement. The Community-Engaged Learning requirement should guide students to develop civic competencies while addressing some issue of the public good.

Common Course Equivalencies

COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
ART 1 Introduction to Art History ART 101 or 102 Survey/Western Art History I or 2
BIOL 1A General Biology BIOL 105 + 105L General Biology I + Lab
BIOL 1B General Biology BIOL 106 + 106L General Biology II + Lab
BIOL 2 Human Anatomy BIOL 113 + 114 Human Anatomy + Lab
BIOL 3 Microbiology BIOL 134 + 135 Microbiology + Lab
BIOL 4 Human Physiology BIOL 115 + 116 Human Physiology + Lab
BUS 1A Financial Accounting BUS 201 Principles of Financial Acct
BUS 1B Managerial Accounting BUS 202 Principles of Managerial Acct
CHEM 1A General Chemistry CHEM 111 + 112 General Chemistry I + Lab
CHEM 1B General Chemistry CHEM 113 + 114 General Chemistry II + Lab
COMM 45 Public Speaking RHET 103 Public Speaking
ECON 1 Principles of Economics(Macro) ECON 112 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2 Principles of Economics(Micro) ECON 111 Principles of Microeconomics
GERM 1A Elementary German GERM 101 First Semester German
GERM 1B Elementary German GERM 102 Second Semester German
MATH 2 Pre-Calculus w/ Analytic Geo MATH 108 Precalculus
MATH 3A Calculus I MATH 109 Calculus & Analytic Geom I
MATH 3B Calculus II MATH 110 Calculus & Analytic Geom II
MATH 3C Calculus III MATH 211 Calculus & Analytic Geom III
MATH 3E Linear Algebra MATH 230 Elementary Linear Algebra
MATH 11 Discrete Mathematics MATH 201 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 13 Intro to Statistics MATH 101 Elementary Statistics
MUSIC 10 Music Appreciation MUS 101 Music Appreciation
PHIL 1 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 110 Great Philosophical Questions
PHYS 4A General Physics w/ Calculus PHYS 110 + 110L General Physics I + Lab
PHYS 4B General Physics w/ Calculus PHYS 210 + 210L General Physics II + Lab
PSYCH 1A Intro to General Psychology PSYC 101 General Psychology
PSYCH 18 Psyc of Race & Ethnicity in U.S. PSYC 305 Multicultural Psychology
SOC 1 Intro to Sociology SOC 150 Intro to Sociology
SPAN 1A Elementary Spanish SPAN 101 First Semester Spanish
SPAN 1B Elementary Spanish SPAN 102 Second Semester Spanish
SPAN 2A Intermediate Spanish SPAN 201 Third Semester Spanish
SPAN 2B Intermediate Spanish SPAN 202 Fourth Semester Spanish
SOC 3 Sociology of Women SOC 260 Sociology of Gender
SOC 5 Minority Groups SOC 304 Inequalities/Soc Justice

Transfer Admission

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