Transfer Credit

San Jose City 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 2/8/23.

Public Speaking (A1)

Foundations of Communication

SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
COMS 20 Oral Communication RHET 103 Public Speaking
COMS 40 Intro to Argumentation COMS 1XX Intro to Argumentation

Rhetoric & Composition (A2)

Foundations of Communication

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

Math (B1)

Math and Sciences

SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
BUS 60 Fund of Business Statistics BUS 1XX Fund of Business Statistics
MATH 61 Finite Mathematics MATH 1XX Finite Mathematics
MATH 62 Calculus for Business & Social Sci MATH 1XX Calculus for Business & Social Sci
MATH 63 Elementary Statistics MATH 101 Elementary Statistics
MATH 71 Calc I with Analytic Geometry MATH 109 Calculus & Analytic Geom I
MATH 71H Honors Calc I w/ Analytic Geo MATH 109 Calculus & Analytic Geom I
MATH 78 Differential Equations MATH 1XX Differential Equations

Laboratory Science (B2)

Math and Sciences

SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
ASTRO 10 + 10L Introduction to Astronomy + Lab ASTR 1XX Introduction to Astronomy + Lab
BIOL 4A General Principles & Cell Biology BIOL 105 + 105L General Biology I + Lab
BIOL 4B Biodiversity & Organismal Biology BIOL 106 + 106L General Biology II + Lab
BIOL 20 Human Biology BIOL 1XX Human Biology
BIOL 21 General Biology BIOL 1XX General Biology
BIOL 64 Marine Biology BIOL 1XX Marine Biology
BIOL 72 Human Physiology BIOL 115 + 116 Human Physiology + Lab
CHEM 1A General Chemistry CHEM 111 + 112 General Chemistry I + Lab
CHEM 1AH Honors General Chemistry CHEM 111 + 112 General Chemistry I + Lab
CHEM 10 Everyday Chemistry CHEM 1XX Everyday Chemistry
CHEM 15 Fundamentals of Chemistry CHEM 1XX Fundamentals of Chemistry
CHEM 15H Honors Fundamentals of Chemistry CHEM 1XX Honors Fundamentals of Chemistry
CHEM 32A Intro Gen, Organic, & Biol Chem CHEM 1XX Intro Gen, Organic, & Biol Chem
CHEM 32B Intro Gen, Organic, & Biol Chem CHEM 1XX Intro Gen, Organic, & Biol Chem
ENVIR 10 Environmental Science ENVS 1XX Environmental Science
GEOL 10 + 10L Intro to Physical Geology + Lab TRNS 1XX Intro to Physical Geology + Lab
GEOL 15 + 15L Earth Science + Lab TRNS 1XX Earth Science + Lab
PHYS 2A Algebra/Trig-Based Physics I PHYS 100 + 100L Introductory Physics I + Lab
PHYS 4A General Physics PHYS 110 + 110L General Physics I + Lab
PHYS 4B General Physics PHYS 1XX General Physics
PHYS 4C General Physics PHYS 1XX General Physics

Literature (C1)

Humanities

SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
ENGL 10 Great Works of Literature ENGL 1XX Great Works of Literature
ENGL 33 Women in Literature ENGL 1XX Women in Literature
ENGL 65 The Short Story ENGL 1XX The Short Story
ENGL 73 Intro to Shakespeare ENGL 1XX Intro to Shakespeare
ENGL 80 Mexican-American Literature ENGL 1XX Mexican-American Literature
ENGL 81 African American Literature ENGL 1XX African American Literature
ENGL 84A Survey of American Literature I ENGL 1XX Survey of American Literature I
ENGL 84B Survey of American Literature II ENGL 1XX Survey of American Literature II
ENGL 86A Survey of British Literature I ENGL 1XX Survey of British Literature I
ENGL 86B Survey of British Literature II ENGL 1XX Survey of British Literature II
HUMNT 2 Intro to World Literature ENGL 1XX Intro to World Literature
SPAN 32 Intro Spanish & Latin American Lit SPAN 1XX Intro Spanish & Latin American Lit

History (C2)

Humanities

SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
ETH 27 Intro Race & Ethnicity in Amer Hist TRNS 1XX Intro Race & Ethnicity in Amer Hist
ETH 27H Honors Intro Race & Ethnicity TRNS 1XX Honors Intro Race & Ethnicity
ETH 37A Mexican American History I HIST 1XX Mexican American History I
ETH 37AH Honors Mexican American Hist I HIST 1XX Honors Mexican American Hist I
ETH 37B Mexican American History II HIST 1XX Mexican American History II
HIST 1 Survey of American History HIST 1XX Survey of American History
HIST 1H Honors Survey of American History HIST 1XX Honors Survey of American History
HIST 5 History of Asian Americans HIST 1XX History of Asian Americans
HIST 9 Women in American History HIST 1XX Women in American History
HIST 10A Development of Western Culture HIST 1XX Development of Western Culture
HIST 10B Development of Western Culture HIST 1XX Development of Western Culture
HIST 11A World History to 1500 HIST 1XX World History to 1500
HIST 11B World History from 1500 HIST 1XX World History from 1500
HIST 17A History of the United States HIST 1XX History of the United States
HIST 17AH Honors History of the US HIST 1XX Honors History of the US
HIST 17B History of the United States HIST 1XX History of the United States
HIST 17BH Honors History of the US HIST 1XX Honors History of the US
HIST 21 African American History HIST 1XX African American History
HIST 24 History/Culture of American Indian HIST 1XX History/Culture of American Indian

Philosophy (D1)

Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics

SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
PHIL 10 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 110 Great Philosophical Questions
PHIL 11 Intro Political/Aesthetic Phil PHIL 1XX Intro Political/Aesthetic Phil
PHIL 12 Intro to Existentialism PHIL 1XX Intro to Existentialism
PHIL 14 Intro to Peace Studies PHIL 1XX Intro to Peace Studies

Religion (D2)

Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics

SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
PHIL 70 Comparative Religions THRS 1XX Comparative Religions

Ethics (D3)

Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics

SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
PHIL 65 Introduction to Ethics PHIL 240 Ethics

Social & Behavioral Sciences (E)

Social Sciences

SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
AJ 10 Intro to Admin of Justice TRNS 1XX Intro to Admin of Justice
AJ 11 Criminal Law TRNS 1XX Criminal Law
AJ 13 Criminal Procedures TRNS 1XX Criminal Procedures
AJ 14 Contemporary Police Issues TRNS 1XX Contemporary Police Issues
AJ 16 Street Law TRNS 1XX Street Law
AJ 19 Law Enforcement in Multicultural TRNS 1XX Law Enforcement in Multicultural
AJ 116 Intro to Corrections TRNS 1XX Intro to Corrections
ANTH 63 Intro to Social & Cultural Anthro ANTH 1XX Intro to Social & Cultural Anthro
COMS 35 Intercultural Communication COMS 1XX Intercultural Communication
ECE 107 Child, Family and Community TRNS 1XX Child, Family and Community
ECON 10A Princ of Macroeconomic Theory ECON 112 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 10B Intro to Microeconomic Theory ECON 111 Principles of Microeconomics
ETH 18 African American Male Experience TRNS 1XX African American Male Experience
ETH 19 The African American Family TRNS 1XX The African American Family
ETH 20 African American Culture TRNS 1XX African American Culture
ETH 26 Vietnamese Women in the US ANST 1XX Vietnamese Women in the US
ETH 28 Intro Critical Race & Social Justice TRNS 1XX Intro Critical Race & Social Justice
ETH 29 Women of Color in the US TRNS 1XX Women of Color in the US
ETH 30 Chicana/o Culture LAS 1XX Chicana/o Culture
ETH 31 Social Justice Iss in Chicanx Comm LAS 1XX Social Justice Iss in Chicanx Comm
ETH 33 Chicana Feminism LAS 1XX Chicana Feminism
ETH 35 Intro to Chicanx Studies LAS 1XX Intro to Chicanx Studies
ETH 41 Vietnamese American Culture ANST 1XX Vietnamese American Culture
ETH 42 Asian American Experience ANST 1XX Asian American Experience
FCS 70 Child Development TRNS 1XX Child Development
GEOG 11 Intro to Cultural Geography TRNS 1XX Intro to Cultural Geography
GEOG 12 World Regions in Global Context TRNS 1XX World Regions in Global Context
GLOBL 1 Intro to Global Studies TRNS 1XX Intro to Global Studies
GLOBL 2 Global Issues TRNS 1XX Global Issues
GLOBL 3 Intro to Sustainability TRNS 1XX Intro to Sustainability
GLOBL 7 Global Citizenship/Civics TRNS 1XX Global Citizenship/Civics
GLOBL 12 World Regions in Global Context TRNS 1XX World Regions in Global Context
HUMNT 3 Intro Women's/ Gender/Sexuality TRNS 1XX Intro Women's/ Gender/Sexuality
JOURN 21 Mass Media and Society MS 1XX Mass Media and Society
POLSC 1 Politics and Gov't in America POLS 1XX Politics and Gov't in America
POLSC 1H Honors Politics/Gov't in America POLS 1XX Honors Politics/Gov't in America
POLSC 2 Comparative Politics POLS 1XX Comparative Politics
POLSC 4 International Relations POLS 1XX International Relations
POLSC 5 International Law & Human Rights POLS 1XX International Law & Human Rights
PSYCH 10 General Psychology PSYC 101 General Psychology
PSYCH 10H Honors General Psychology PSYC 101 General Psychology
PSYCH 12 Social Psychology PSYC 1XX Social Psychology
PSYCH 35 Psychology of Women PSYC 1XX Psychology of Women
PSYCH 41 Psyc of Development Disabilities PSYC 1XX Psyc of Development Disabilities
PSYCH 60 Personal Growth and Adjustment PSYC 1XX Personal Growth and Adjustment
PSYCH 92 Developmental Psychology PSYC 1XX Developmental Psychology
PSYCH 99 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 1XX Abnormal Psychology
PSYCH 100 Human Sexuality PSYC 1XX Human Sexuality
SL 15 Deaf Culture ASL 1XX Deaf Culture
SOC 10 Introduction to Sociology SOC 150 Intro to Sociology
SOC 10H Honors Intro to Sociology SOC 150 Intro to Sociology
SOC 11 Social Problems SOC 1XX Social Problems
SOC 17 Sociology of Marriage & Family SOC 1XX Sociology of Marriage & Family

Visual & Performing Arts (F)

SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
ART 90 Art Appreciation ART 100 Art Appreciation
ART 91 Art History: Prehistoric-Gothic ART 1XX Art History: Prehistoric-Gothic
ART 92 Art History: Renaissance-Present ART 1XX Art History: Renaissance-Present
ART 93 Art of the Americas ART 1XX Art of the Americas
ART 96 Survey of Asian Art ART 1XX Survey of Asian Art
DANCE 2 Dance Appreciation DANC 1XX Dance Appreciation
ETH 11 Ethnic Film: Reel Studies MS 1XX Ethnic Film: Reel Studies
ETH 22 African American Cinema MS 1XX African American Cinema
ETH 32 Intro to Chicanx/Latinx Music MUS 1XX Intro to Chicanx/Latinx Music
HUMNT 1 Intro Visual & Performing Arts TRNS 1XX Intro Visual & Performing Arts
MUSIC 32 Intro to Chicanx/Latinx Music MUS 1XX Intro to Chicanx/Latinx Music
MUSIC 83 Exploring the World of Music MUS 1XX Exploring the World of Music
MUSIC 83H Honors Exploring World of Music MUS 1XX Honors Exploring World of Music
MUSIC 91 Music Appreciation: Western MUS 1XX Music Appreciation: Western
MUSIC 95 Music Appreciation: Jazz MUS 1XX Music Appreciation: Jazz
THEAT 15 Theatre History 1 THTR 1XX Theatre History 1
THEAT 20 Introduction to Theatre THTR 1XX Introduction to Theatre
THEAT 40 Introduction to Film THTR 1XX Introduction to Film
THEAT 55 Chicanx/Latinx Theater THTR 1XX Chicanx/Latinx Theater

Cultural Diversity (CD)

SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
AJ 16 Street Law TRNS 1XX Street Law
AJ 19 Law Enforcement in Multicultural TRNS 1XX Law Enforcement in Multicultural
ANTH 63 Intro to Social Cultural Anthr ANTH 1XX Intro to Social Cultural Anthr
ART 93 Art of the Americas ART 1XX Art of the Americas
ART 96 Survey of Asian Art ART 1XX Survey of Asian Art
COMS 35 Intercultural Communication COMS 1XX Intercultural Communication
ECE 147 Teaching in a Diverse Society TRNS 1XX Teaching in a Diverse Society
ENGL 80 Mexican-American Literature ENGL 1XX Mexican-American Literature
ENGL 81 African American Literature ENGL 1XX African American Literature
ETH 11 Ethnic Film: Reel Studies MS 1XX Ethnic Film: Reel Studies
ETH 18 African American Male Experience TRNS 1XX African American Male Experience
ETH 19 The African American Family TRNS 1XX The African American Family
ETH 20 African American Culture TRNS 1XX African American Culture
ETH 22 African American Cinema MS 1XX African American Cinema
ETH 26 Vietnamese Women in the US ANST 1XX Vietnamese Women in the US
ETH 27 Intro Race & Ethnicity in Amer Hist TRNS 1XX Intro Race & Ethnicity in Amer Hist
ETH 27H Honors Intro Race & Ethnicity TRNS 1XX Honors Intro Race & Ethnicity
ETH 28 Intro Critical Race & Social Justice TRNS 1XX Intro Critical Race & Social Justice
ETH 29 Women of Color in the US TRNS 1XX Women of Color in the US
ETH 30 Chicana/o Culture LAS 1XX Chicana/o Culture
ETH 31 Social Justice Iss in Chicanx Comm LAS 1XX Social Justice Iss in Chicanx Comm
ETH 32 Intro to Chicanx/Latinx Music MUS 1XX Intro to Chicanx/Latinx Music
ETH 33 Chicana Feminism LAS 1XX Chicana Feminism
ETH 35 Intro to Chicanx Studies LAS 1XX Intro to Chicanx Studies
ETH 37A Mexican American History I HIST 1XX Mexican American History I
ETH 37AH Honors Mexican American Hist I HIST 1XX Honors Mexican American Hist I
ETH 37B Mexican American History II HIST 1XX Mexican American History II
ETH 41 Vietnamese American Culture ANST 1XX Vietnamese American Culture
ETH 42 Asian American Experience ANST 1XX Asian American Experience
GEOG 11 Intro to Cultural Geography TRNS 1XX Intro to Cultural Geography
GEOG 12 World Regions in Global Context TRNS 1XX World Regions in Global Context
GLOBL 12 World Regions in Global Context TRNS 1XX World Regions in Global Context
HIST 5 History of Asian Americans HIST 1XX History of Asian Americans
HIST 9 Women in American History HIST 1XX Women in American History
HIST 21 African American History HIST 1XX African American History
HIST 24 History/Culture of American Indian HIST 1XX History/Culture of American Indian
HUMNT 2 Intro to World Literature ENGL 1XX Intro to World Literature
HUMNT 3 Intro Women's/ Gender/Sexuality TRNS 1XX Intro Women's/ Gender/Sexuality
MUSIC 32 Intro to Chicanx/Latinx Music MUS 1XX Intro to Chicanx/Latinx Music
MUSIC 83 Exploring the World of Music MUS 1XX Exploring the World of Music
MUSIC 83H Honor Exploring World of Music MUS 1XX Honor Exploring World of Music
PHIL 14 Intro to Peace Studies PHIL 1XX Intro to Peace Studies
PSYCH 35 Psychology of Women PSYC 1XX Psychology of Women
PSYCH 100 Human Sexuality PSYC 1XX Human Sexuality
SL 15 Deaf Culture ASL 1XX Deaf Culture
SOC 17 Sociology of Marriage & Family SOC 1XX Sociology of Marriage & Family
SPAN 32 Intro Spanish & Latin American Lit SPAN 1XX Intro Spanish & Latin American Lit
THEAT 55 Chicanx/Latinx Theater THTR 1XX Chicanx/Latinx Theater

Community Engaged Learning

SAN JOSE CITY 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

SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
ACCTG 20 Financial Accounting BUS 201 Principles of Financial Acct
ACCTG 21 Managerial Accounting BUS 202 Principles of Managerial Acct
ANATOMY 1 Intro to Human Anatomy BIOL 113 + 114 Human Anatomy + Lab
ARABC 1A Elementary Arabic ARAB 101 First Semester Arabic
ARABC 1B Elementary Arabic ARAB 102 Second Semester Arabic
ART 90 Art Appreciation ART 100 Art Appreciation
BIOL 4A General Principles & Cell Biology BIOL 105 + 105L General Biology I + Lab
BIOL 4B Biodiversity & Organismal Biology BIOL 106 + 106L General Biology II + Lab
BIOL 71 Human Anatomy BIOL 113 + 114 Human Anatomy + Lab
BIOL 72 Human Physiology BIOL 115 + 116 Human Physiology + Lab
BIOL 74 General Microbiology BIOL 134 + 135 Microbiology + Lab
CHEM 1A General Chemistry CHEM 111 + 112 General Chemistry I + Lab
CHEM 1AH Honors 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
COMS 20 Oral Communication RHET 103 Public Speaking
ECON 10A Princ of Macroeconomic Theory ECON 112 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 10B Intro to Microeconomic Theory ECON 111 Principles of Microeconomics
FRENCH 1A Elementary French FREN 101 First Semester French
FRENCH 1B Elementary French FREN 102 Second Semester French
FRENCH 2A Intermediate French FREN 201 Third Semester French
FRENCH 2B Intermediate French FREN 202 Fourth Semester French
JAPAN 1A Elementary Japanese 1 JAPN 101 First Semester Japanese
JAPAN 1B Elementary Japanese 2 JAPN 102 Second Semester Japanese
JAPAN 2A Intermediate Japanese 1 JAPN 201 Third Semester Japanese
JAPAN 2B Intermediate Japanese 2 JAPN 202 Fourth Semester Japanese
MATH 63 Elementary Statistics MATH 101 Elementary Statistics
MATH 70 Discrete Mathematics MATH 201 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 71 Calc I with Analytic Geometry MATH 109 Calculus & Analytic Geom I
MATH 71H Honors Calc I w/ Analytic Geo MATH 109 Calculus & Analytic Geom I
MATH 72 Calc II with Analytic Geometry MATH 110 Calculus & Analytic Geom II
MATH 73 Multivariable Calculus MATH 211 Calculus & Analytic Geom III
MATH 79 Linear Algebra MATH 230 Elementary Linear Algebra
PHIL 10 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 110 Great Philosophical Questions
PHIL 65 Introduction to Ethics PHIL 240 Ethics
PHYS 2A Algebra/Trig-Based Physics I PHIL 100 + 100L Introductory Physics I + Lab
PHYS 2B Algebra/Trig-Based Physics II PHYS 101 + 101L Introductory Physics II + Lab
PHYS 4A General Physics PHYS 110 + 110L General Physics I + Lab
PSYCH 10 General Psychology PSYC 101 General Psychology
PSYCH 10H Honors General Psychology PSYC 101 General Psychology
SL 1A American Sign Language 1 ASL 101 First Semester ASL
SL 1B American Sign Language 2 ASL 102 Second Semester ASL
SL 2A American Sign Language 3 ASL 201 Third Semester ASL
SOC 10 Introduction to Sociology SOC 150 Intro to Sociology
SOC 10H Honors Intro to Sociology SOC 150 Intro to Sociology
SPANISH 1A Elementary Spanish 1 SPAN 101 First Semester Spanish
SPANISH 1B Elementary Spanish 2 SPAN 102 Second Semester Spanish
SPANISH 2A Intermediate Spanish 1 SPAN 201 Third Semester Spanish
SPANISH 2B Intermediate Spanish 2 SPAN 202 Fourth Semester Spanish

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