Transfer Credit

Merritt College 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 11/22/23.

Public Speaking (A1)

Foundations of Communication
MERRITT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
COMM 45 Public Speaking RHET 103 Public Speaking

Rhetoric & Composition (A2)

Foundations of Communication
MERRITT COLLEGE 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
MERRITT COLLEGE 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 Introduction to Statistics MATH 101 Elementary Statistics
MATH 15 Math for Liberal Arts Students MATH 1XX Math for Liberal Arts Students
MATH 16A Calculus for Business & Life/Social Sciences MATH 1XX Calculus for Business & Life/Social Sciences
MATH 16B Calculus for Business & Life/Social Sciences MATH 1XX Calculus for Business & Life/Social Sciences

Laboratory Science (B2)

Math and Sciences
MERRITT COLLEGE 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 5 Botany BIOL 1XX Botany
BIOL 9 Marine Biology BIOL 1XX Marine Biology
BIOL 10 Introduction to Biology BIOL 100 + 100L The Science of Life + Lab
BIOL 20B Human Anatomy and Physiology BIOL 115 + 116 Human Physiology + Lab
BIOL 24 Basic Human Anatomy & Physiology BIOL 1XX Basic Human Anatomy & Physiology
BIOL 29 Introduction to Biodiversity BIOL 1XX Introduction to Biodiversity
BIOL 36 Human Genetics BIOL 1XX Human Genetics
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
GEOL 1 Intro to Physical Geology TRNS 1XX Intro to Physical Geology
PHYS 2A General Physics PHYS 100 + 100L Introductory Physics I + Lab
PHYS 4A General Physics with Calculus PHYS 110 + 100L General Physics I + Lab
PHYS 4C General Physics with Calculus PHYS 1XX General Physics with Calculus
PHYS 10 + 10L Introduction to Physics + Lab PHYS 1XX Introduction to Physics + Lab

Literature (C1)

Humanities
MERRITT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
AFRAM 41 African-American Writers (Fiction) ENGL 1XX African-American Writers (Fiction)
AFRAM 42 African-American Writers (Non-Fiction) ENGL 1XX African-American Writers (Non-Fiction)
AFRAM 43 African-American Writers (Poetry) ENGL 1XX African-American Writers (Poetry)

History (C2)

Humanities
MERRITT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
AFRAM 30 African-American Hist: Africa to 1865 HIST 1XX African-American Hist: Africa to 1865
AFRAM 31 African-American Hist: 1865-1945 HIST 1XX African-American Hist: 1865-1945
AFRAM 32 African-American Hist: 1945 to Present HIST 1XX African-American Hist: 1945 to Present
ASAME 45A Asian-American History to 1945 HIST 1XX Asian-American History to 1945
ASAME 45B Asian-American History 1945-Present HIST 1XX Asian-American History 1945-Present
HIST 2A History of Europe to 1500 HIST 1XX History of Europe to 1500
HIST 2B History of Europe Since 1500 HIST 1XX History of Europe Since 1500
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
M/LAT 19 History of the Mexican-American HIST 1XX History of the Mexican-American

Philosophy (D1)

Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics
MERRITT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
HUMAN 2 Human Values PHIL 1XX Human Values
PHIL 1 Intro to Philosophy PHIL 110 Great Philosophical Questions
PHIL 2 Social & Political Philosophy PHIL 1XX Social & Political Philosophy

Religion (D2)

Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics
MERRITT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
No Applicable Courses No Applicable Courses No Applicable Courses No Applicable Courses

Ethics (D3)

Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics
MERRITT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
No Applicable Courses No Applicable Courses No Applicable Courses No Applicable Courses

Social & Behavioral Sciences (E)

Social Sciences
MERRITT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
ADJUS 21 Intro to Administration of Justice TRNS 1XX Intro to Administration of Justice
ADJUS 25 Community Relations TRNS 1XX Community Relations
ADJUS 63 Introduction to Corrections TRNS 1XX Introduction to Corrections
AFRAM 2 Black Economics TRNS 1XX Black Economics
AFRAM 3 Ghana: Pan-African Thought TRNS 1XX Ghana: Pan-African Thought
AFRAM 4 The Black Panther Party TRNS 1XX The Black Panther Party
AFRAM 5 The African American Family in the US TRNS 1XX The African American Family in the US
AFRAM 8 African-American Politics TRNS 1XX African-American Politics
AFRAM 10 Sociology of African-Americans TRNS 1XX Sociology of African-Americans
AFRAM 11 Perceptions of African-American Male TRNS 1XX Perceptions of African-American Male
AFRAM 12 Psychology of African-Americans TRNS 1XX Psychology of African-Americans
AFRAM 13 Ethnic Perceptions in Mass Media MS 1XX Ethnic Perceptions in Mass Media
AFRAM 14A Social Psych of African-American Relations TRNS 1XX Social Psych of African-American Relations
AFRAM 14B Social Psych of African-American Relations TRNS 1XX Social Psych of African-American Relations
AFRAM 16 The Prison Industrial Complex TRNS 1XX The Prison Industrial Complex
AFRAM 18 African Heritage of Latin America TRNS 1XX African Heritage of Latin America
AFRAM 19 Racism in the United States TRNS 1XX Racism in the United States
AFRAM 23 Perception of African-American Women TRNS 1XX Perception of African-American Women
AFRAM 25 Classical African Civilization TRNS 1XX Classical African Civilization
AFRAM 27 Afro-Caribbean History, Politics & Culture TRNS 1XX Afro-Caribbean History, Politics & Culture
AFRAM 33 Roots of African-American Culture TRNS 1XX Roots of African-American Culture
AFRAM 38 Environmental Racism & Justice TRNS 1XX Environmental Racism & Justice
AFRAM 45 Religion & African-American Church THRS 1XX Religion & African-American Church
ANTHR 2 Intro to Archaeology & Prehistory ANTH 1XX Intro to Archaeology & Prehistory
ANTHR 3 Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology ANTH 1XX Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology
ANTHR 4 Ancient Civilizations ANTH 1XX Ancient Civilizations
ANTHR 5 American Indian History & Culture ANTH 1XX American Indian History & Culture
ANTHR 7 Magic, Religion and Witchcraft ANTH 1XX Magic, Religion and Witchcraft
ANTHR 8 Anthropology through Film ANTH 1XX Anthropology through Film
ANTHR 13 Urban Anthropology ANTH 1XX Urban Anthropology
ANTHR 16 Sex and Society ANTH 1XX Sex and Society
ASAME 19 Racism in the United States TRNS 1XX Racism in the United States
ASAME 32 Asian-American Psychology TRNS 1XX Asian-American Psychology
BUS 52 Psychology and Human Relations BUS 1XX Psychology and Human Relations
CHDEV 51 Child Growth & Development TRNS 1XX Child Growth & Development
CHDEV 53 The Child, Family & Community TRNS 1XX The Child, Family & Community
CHDEV 80 Teaching in a Diverse Society TRNS 1XX Teaching in a Diverse Society
COMM 6 Intercultural Communication COMS 1XX Intercultural Communication
COMM 10 Gender and Communication COMS 1XX Gender and Communication
COMM 19 Survey of Mass Media COMS 1XX Survey of Mass Media
COSER 10 Community Resources & Social Policy TRNS 1XX Community Resources & Social Policy
COSER 29 Working with Diverse Populations TRNS 1XX Working with Diverse Populations
ECON 1 Principles of Economics (Macro) ECON 112 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2 Principles of Economics (Micro) ECON 111 Principles of Microeconomics
ENVMT 2 Intro to Sustainable Envirnomental Systems TRNS 1XX Intro to Sustainable Envirnomental Systems
ENVMT 3 Social Issues in Agriculture TRNS 1XX Social Issues in Agriculture
ENVMT 12 Environmental Racism & Justice TRNS 1XX Environmental Racism & Justice
GEOG 2 Cultural Geography TRNS 1XX Cultural Geography
M/LAT 6 Racism in the United States TRNS 1XX Racism in the United States
M/LAT 12 US Relations with Mexico & Latin America TRNS 1XX US Relations with Mexico & Latin America
M/LAT 23 Intro to Psych of the Mexican-American TRNS 1XX Intro to Psych of the Mexican-American
M/LAT 32 African Heritage of Latin America TRNS 1XX African Heritage of Latin America
NATAM 19 Racism in the United States TRNS 1XX Racism in the United States
POSCI 1 Government & Politics in the US POLS 1XX Government & Politics in the US
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 5 American Politics and Minority Groups POLS 1XX American Politics and Minority Groups
PSYCH 1A Intro to General Psychology PSYC 101 General Psychology
PSYCH 10 Psychology & Life: Basic Principles PSYC 1XX Psychology & Life: Basic Principles
PSYCH 21 Lifespan Human Development PSYC 1XX Lifespan Human Development
SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology SOC 150 Intro to Sociology
SOC 2 Social Problems SOC 226 Social Problems
SOC 3 Sociology of Women SOC 1XX Sociology of Women
SOC 45 Sociology of Sports SOC 1XX Sociology of Sports

Visual & Performing Arts (F)

MERRITT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
AFRAM 39 Black World Films MS 1XX Black World Films
AFRAM 52 Hip Hop: A Culture Beyond Beats & Rhymes MUS 1XX Hip Hop: A Culture Beyond Beats & Rhymes
ART 1 Introduction to Art History ART 1XX Introduction to Art History
ART 3 History of Western Art ART 1XX History of Western Art
ART 4 History of Modern Art ART 1XX History of Modern Art
ART 7 History of African-American Art ART 1XX History of African-American Art
ASAME 1 Art and Culture of Asia TRNS 1XX Art and Culture of Asia
ASAME 30 Asians & Asian-Americans through Films MS 1XX Asians & Asian-Americans through Films
M/LAT 28 Survey of Third World through Films MS 1XX Survey of Third World through Films
M/LAT 30A Survey of Latin-American Films MS 1XX Survey of Latin-American Films
M/LAT 30B Survey of Latin-American Films MS 1XX Survey of Latin-American Films
MUSIC 9 Intro to World Music MUS 1XX Intro to World Music
MUSIC 10 Music Appreciation MUS 101 Western Classical Music Survey
MUSIC 11 African-American Music MUS 1XX African-American Music
MUSIC 15A Jazz, Blues and Popular Music MUS 1XX Jazz, Blues and Popular Music
MUSIC 15B Jazz, Blues and Popular Music MUS 1XX Jazz, Blues and Popular Music
MUSIC 19 Music of America's Musical Theater MUS 1XX Music of America's Musical Theater
MUSIC 24 Jazz History MUS 1XX Jazz History
MUSIC 100 Music Fundamentals & Culture MUS 1XX Music Fundamentals & Culture

Cultural Diversity (CD)

MERRITT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
ADJUS 25 Community Relations TRNS 1XX Community Relations
AFRAM 2 Black Economics TRNS 1XX Black Economics
AFRAM 3 Ghana: Pan-African Thought TRNS 1XX Ghana: Pan-African Thought
AFRAM 4 The Black Panther Party TRNS 1XX The Black Panther Party
AFRAM 5 The African American Family in the US TRNS 1XX The African American Family in the US
AFRAM 8 African-American Politics TRNS 1XX African-American Politics
AFRAM 10 Sociology of African-Americans TRNS 1XX Sociology of African-Americans
AFRAM 11 Perceptions of African-American Male TRNS 1XX Perceptions of African-American Male
AFRAM 12 Psychology of African-Americans TRNS 1XX Psychology of African-Americans
AFRAM 13 Ethnic Perceptions in Mass Media MS 1XX Ethnic Perceptions in Mass Media
AFRAM 14A Social Psych of African-American Relations TRNS 1XX Social Psych of African-American Relations
AFRAM 14B Social Psych of African-American Relations TRNS 1XX Social Psych of African-American Relations
AFRAM 16 The Prison Industrial Complex TRNS 1XX The Prison Industrial Complex
AFRAM 18 African Heritage of Latin America TRNS 1XX African Heritage of Latin America
AFRAM 19 Racism in the United States TRNS 1XX Racism in the United States
AFRAM 23 Perception of African-American Women TRNS 1XX Perception of African-American Women
AFRAM 25 Classical African Civilizations TRNS 1XX Classical African Civilizations
AFRAM 27 Afro-Caribbean History, Politics & Culture TRNS 1XX Afro-Caribbean History, Politics & Culture
AFRAM 30 African-American Hist: Africa to 1865 HIST 1XX African-American Hist: Africa to 1865
AFRAM 31 African-American Hist: 1865-1945 HIST 1XX African-American Hist: 1865-1945
AFRAM 32 African-American Hist: 1945 to Present HIST 1XX African-American Hist: 1945 to Present
AFRAM 33 Roots of African-American Culture TRNS 1XX Roots of African-American Culture
AFRAM 35 Women of Color TRNS 1XX Women of Color
AFRAM 38 Environmental Racism & Justice TRNS 1XX Environmental Racism & Justice
AFRAM 39 Black World Films MS 1XX Black World Films
AFRAM 41 African-American Writers (Fiction) ENGL 1XX African-American Writers (Fiction)
AFRAM 42 African-American Writers (Non-Fiction) ENGL 1XX African-American Writers (Non-Fiction)
AFRAM 43 African-American Writers (Poetry) ENGL 1XX African-American Writers (Poetry)
AFRAM 45 Religion & African-American Church THRS 1XX Religion & African-American Church
AFRAM 52 Hip Hop: A Culture Beyond Beats & Rhymes MUS 1XX Hip Hop: A Culture Beyond Beats & Rhymes
ANTHR 3 Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology ANTH 1XX Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology
ANTHR 4 Ancient Civilizations ANTH 1XX Ancient Civilizations
ANTHR 5 American Indian History & Culture ANTH 1XX American Indian History & Culture
ANTHR 7 Magic, Religion and Witchcraft ANTH 1XX Magic, Religion and Witchcraft
ANTHR 8 Anthropology through Film ANTH 1XX Anthropology through Film
ANTHR 13 Urban Anthropology ANTH 1XX Urban Anthropology
ANTHR 16 Sex and Society ANTH 1XX Sex and Society
ART 7 History of African-American Art ART 1XX History of African-American Art
ASAME 1 Art and Culture of Asia TRNS 1XX Art and Culture of Asia
ASAME 19 Racism in the United States TRNS 1XX Racism in the United States
ASAME 30 Asians & Asian-Americans through Films MS 1XX Asians & Asian-Americans through Films
ASAME 32 Asian-American Psychology TRNS 1XX Asian-American Psychology
ASAME 45A Asian-American History to 1945 HIST 1XX Asian-American History to 1945
ASAME 45B Asian-American History 1945-Present HIST 1XX Asian-American History 1945-Present
CHDEV 53 The Child, Family & Community TRNS 1XX The Child, Family & Community
CHDEV 80 Teaching in a Diverse Society TRNS 1XX Teaching in a Diverse Society
COMM 6 Intercultural Communication COMS 1XX Intercultural Communication
COMM 10 Gender and Communication COMS 1XX Gender and Communication
COSER 29 Working with Diverse Populations TRNS 1XX Working with Diverse Populations
ENVMT 12 Environmental Racism & Justice TRNS 1XX Environmental Racism & Justice
GEOG 2 Cultural Geography TRNS 1XX Cultural Geography
M/LAT 6 Racism in the United States TRNS 1XX Racism in the United States
M/LAT 12 US Relations with Mexico & Latin America TRNS 1XX US Relations with Mexico & Latin America
M/LAT 17B Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality, Migration TRNS 1XX Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality, Migration
M/LAT 19 History of the Mexican-American HIST 1XX History of the Mexican-American
M/LAT 23 Intro to Psych of the Mexican-American TRNS 1XX Intro to Psych of the Mexican-American
M/LAT 28 Survey of Third World through Films MS 1XX Survey of Third World through Films
M/LAT 30A Survey of Latin-American Films MS 1XX Survey of Latin-American Films
M/LAT 30B Survey of Latin-American Films MS 1XX Survey of Latin-American Films
M/LAT 32 African Heritage of Latin America TRNS 1XX African Heritage of Latin America
MUSIC 9 Intro to World Music MUS 1XX Intro to World Music
MUSIC 11 African-American Music MUS 1XX African-American Music
MUSIC 15A Jazz, Blues and Popular Music MUS 1XX Jazz, Blues and Popular Music
MUSIC 15B Jazz, Blues and Popular Music MUS 1XX Jazz, Blues and Popular Music
MUSIC 24 Jazz History MUS 1XX Jazz History
NATAM 19 Racism in the United States TRNS 1XX Racism in the United States
POSCI 5 American Politics and Minority Groups POLS 1XX American Politics and Minority Groups
PSYCH 12 Human Sexuality PSYC 1XX Human Sexuality
PSYCH 31 Latino Psychology PSYC 1XX Latino Psychology
SOC 13 Sociology of the Family SOC 229 Diversity/Amer Families

Community Engaged Learning

MERRITT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Must be completed at USF
Community-Engaged Learning requirement may be met by completing course sections designated as “CEL”. The Community-Engaged Learning requirement should guide students to develop civic competencies while addressing some issue of the public good.

Common Course Equivalencies

MERRITT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
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
BIOL 10 Intro to Biology BIOL 100 + 100L The Science of Life + Lab
BIOL 20A Human Anatomy and Physiology BIOL 113 + 114 Human Anatomy + Lab
BIOL 20B Human Anatomy and 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
CHEM 12A Organic Chemistry CHEM 230 + 232 Organic Chemistry I + Lab I
CHEM 12B Organic Chemistry CHEM 231 + 234 Organic Chemistry II + Lab II
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
MATH 1 Precalculus MATH 108 Precalculus
MATH 2 Pre-Calculus w/ Analytic Geometry 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 13 Introduction to Statistics MATH 101 Elementary Statistics
MUSIC 10 Music Appreciation MUS 101 Western Classical Music Survey
PHIL 1 Intro to Philosophy PHIL 110 Great Philosophical Questions
PHYS 2A General Physics PHYS 100 + 100L Introductory Physics I + Lab
PHYS 2B General Physics PHYS 101 + 101L Introductory Physics II + Lab
PHYS 4A General Physics with Calculus PHYS 110 + 110L General Physics I + Lab
PHYS 4B General Physics with Calculus PHYS 210 + 210L General Physics II + Lab
PSYCH 1A Intro to General Psychology PSYC 101 General Psychology
PSYCH 6 Social Psychology PSYC 310 Social Psychology
PSYCH 12 Human Sexuality PSYC 331 Psychology of Sexuality
PSYC 24 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 313 Abnormal Psychology
PSYCH 28 Intro to Research Methods in Psychology PSYC 265 Research Design
SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology SOC 150 Intro to Sociology
SOC 2 Social Problems SOC 226 Social Problems
SOC 5 Minority Groups SOC 325 Critical Approach to Race/Ethn
SOC 13 Sociology of the Family SOC 229 Diversity/Amer Families
SOC 120 Intro to Research Methods SOC 308 Research Methods
SPAN 1A Elementary Spanish SPAN 101 First Semester Spanish
SPAN 1B Elementary Spanish SPAN 102 Second Semester Spanish

Transfer Admission

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