Transfer Credit

West Los Angeles 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 2/9/24.

Public Speaking (A1)

Foundations of Communication
WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
COMM 101 Public Speaking RHET 103 Public Speaking
COMM 104 Argumentation and Debate COMS 1XX Argumentation and Debate

Rhetoric & Composition (A2)

Foundations of Communication
WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Must be completed at USF
Students who have completed ENGLISH 101 will be eligible to register for this Core Curriculum requirement at USF. Those who have not completed ENGLISH 101 will be required to contact the Rhetoric and Language department for placement after admission

Math (B1)

Math and Sciences
WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
MATH 227 Statistics MATH 101 Elementary Statistics
MATH 227S Statistics with Support MATH 101 Elementary Statistics
MATH 230 Math for Liberal Arts Students MATH 1XX Math for Liberal Arts Students
MATH 235 Finite Mathematics MATH 1XX Finite Mathematics
MATH 236 Calc for Business & Social Sci MATH 1XX Calc for Business & Social Sci
MATH 261 Calculus I MATH 109 Calculus & Analytic Geom I
MATH 275 Ordinary Differential Equation MATH 1XX Ordinary Differential Equation
PSYCH 91 Stats for Social & Behavioral Sci PSYC 260 Psychological Statistics

Laboratory Science (B2)

Math and Sciences
WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
ANTHRO 101 & 111 Human Biological Evolution & Lab ANTH 1XX Human Biological Evolution & Lab
ASTRON 1 & 5 Elem Astronomy & Fund Astronomy Lab ASTR 1XX Elem Astronomy & Fund Astronomy Lab
BIOLOGY 3 Introduction to Biology BIOL 1XX Introduction to Biology
BIOLOGY 6 General Biology I BIOL 105 & 105L General Biology I & Lab
BIOLOGY 7 General Biology II BIOL 106 & 106L General Biology II & Lab
BIOLOGY 10 Natural History I BIOL 1XX Natural History I
BIOLOGY 110 General Bio - Genetic Analysis BIOL 1XX General Bio - Genetic Analysis
CHEM 51 Fundamentals of Chemistry I CHEM 1XX Fundamentals of Chemistry I
CHEM 56 Chemistry for Non-Chem Majors CHEM 1XX Chemistry for Non-Chem Majors
CHEM 60 Intro to General Chemistry CHEM 1XX Intro to General Chemistry
CHEM 66 Organic & Biochemistry for AH CHEM 1XX Organic & Biochemistry for AH
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I CHEM 111 & 112 General Chemistry I & Lab
CHEM 221 Biochemistry for Sci Majors CHEM 1XX Biochemistry for Sci Majors
EARTH 1 & 2 Earth Science & Lab TRNS 1XX Earth Science & Lab
GEOG 1 & 15 Physical Geography & Lab TRNS 1XX Physical Geography & Lab
GEOLOGY 1 & 6 Physical Geology & Lab TRNS 1XX Physical Geology & Lab
GEOLOGY 2 & 7 Earth History & Lab TRNS 1XX Earth History & Lab
OCEANO 1 & 10 Intro to Oceanography & Physical Lab TRNS 1XX Intro to Oceanography & Physical Lab
PHYSICS 6 General Physics I PHYS 100 & 100L Introductory Physics I & Lab
PHYSICS 37 Physics f/ Engineers & Sci I PHYS 1XX Physics f/ Engineers & Sci I
PHYSICS 38 Physics f/ Engineers & Sci II PHYS 1XX Physics f/ Engineers & Sci II
PHYSICS 39 Physics f/ Engineers & Sci III PHYS 1XX Physics f/ Engineers & Sci III
PHYSIOL 1 Intro to Human Physiology PHYS 115 & 116 Human Physiology & Lab
PHYS SC 1 & 14 Physical Science I & Lab TRNS 1XX Physical Science I & Lab

Literature (C1)

Humanities
WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
CHICANO 37 Chicano Literature LAS 1XX Chicano Literature
ENGLISH 203 World Literature I ENGL 1XX World Literature I
ENGLISH 204 World Literature II ENGL 1XX World Literature II
ENGLISH 205 English Literature I ENGL 1XX English Literature I
ENGLISH 206 English Literature II ENGL 1XX English Literature II
ENGLISH 207 American Literature I ENGL 1XX American Literature I
ENGLISH 208 American Literature II ENGL 1XX American Literature II
ENGLISH 209 California Literature ENGL 1XX California Literature
ENGLISH 215 Shakespeare I ENGL 1XX Shakespeare I
ENGLISH 219 Lit of American Ethnic Groups ENGL 1XX Lit of American Ethnic Groups
ENGLISH 234 African-American Literature I ENGL 1XX African-American Literature I
ENGLISH 239 Women in Literature ENGL 1XX Women in Literature
ENGLISH 245 Queer Literature ENGL 1XX Queer Literature
SPANISH 12 Survey of Mexican Literature SPAN 1XX Survey of Mexican Literature

History (C2)

Humanities
WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
AFRO AM 4 African American in Hist of US TRNS 1XX African American in Hist of US
AFRO AM 5 African American in Hist of US TRNS 1XX African American in Hist of US
CHINESE 10 Chinese Civilization CHIN 1XX Chinese Civilization
HISTORY 1 Intro Western Civilization I HIST 1XX Intro Western Civilization I
HISTORY 2 Intro Western Civilization II HIST 1XX Intro Western Civilization II
HISTORY 5 History of the Americas I HIST 1XX History of the Americas I
HISTORY 6 History of the Americas II HIST 1XX History of the Americas II
HISTORY 11 Political/Social Hist of US I HIST 1XX Political/Social Hist of US I
HISTORY 12 Political/Social Hist of US II HIST 1XX Political/Social Hist of US II
HISTORY 27 History of Africa HIST 1XX History of Africa
HISTORY 29 Asian Civilization: Middle East HIST 1XX Asian Civilization: Middle East
HISTORY 41 African American in Hist of US HIST 1XX African American in Hist of US
HISTORY 42 African American in Hist of US HIST 1XX African American in Hist of US
HISTORY 43 Mexican-American in Hist of US HIST 1XX Mexican-American in Hist of US
HISTORY 44 Mexican-American in Hist of US HIST 1XX Mexican-American in Hist of US
HISTORY 58 Asian American in the Hist of the US HIST 1XX Asian American in the Hist of the US
HISTORY 74 Asian Civilization HIST 1XX Asian Civilization
HISTORY 86 Intro to World Civilization I HIST 1XX Intro to World Civilization I
HISTORY 87 Intro to World Civilization II HIST 1XX Intro to World Civilization II

Philosophy (D1)

Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics
WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
PHILOS 1 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 110 Great Philosophical Questions
PHILOS 12 History of Greek Philosophy PHIL 1XX History of Greek Philosophy
PHILOS 14 Hist of Modern European Philos PHIL 1XX Hist of Modern European Philos
PHILOS 40 Intro to the Philosophy of Art PHIL 1XX Intro to the Philosophy of Art
PHILOS 41 Intro to Philosophy & Literature PHIL 1XX Intro to Philosophy & Literature

Religion (D2)

Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics
WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
PHILOS 33 Comp Survey of World Religions THRS 1XX Comp Survey of World Religions

Ethics (D3)

Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics
WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
PHILOS 20 Ethics PHIL 240 Ethics
PHILOS 28 Environmental Ethics PHIL 1XX Environmental Ethics

Social & Behavioral Sciences (E)

Social Sciences
WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
ALD HTH 102 Health and Social Justice SOC 1XX Health and Social Justice
ANTHRO 102 Human Ways of Life: Cultural ANTH 1XX Human Ways of Life: Cultural
ANTHRO 103 Archaeology: Reconstructing ANTH 1XX Archaeology: Reconstructing
ANTHRO 104 Human Language & Communication ANTH 1XX Human Language & Communication
ANTHRO 109 Gender, Sex and Culture ANTH 1XX Gender, Sex and Culture
ANTHRO 120 Anthro of LGBTQ Identities ANTH 1XX Anthro of LGBTQ Identities
ANTHRO 121 Religion, Magic & Witchcraft ANTH 1XX Religion, Magic & Witchcraft
ANTHRO 130 Intro to Queer Studies ANTH 1XX Intro to Queer Studies
ANTHRO 132 Native People of North America ANTH 1XX Native People of North America
ANTHRO 134 People/Cultures of Middle East ANTH 1XX People/Cultures of Middle East
ASIAN 3 The People & Cultures of Asia ANST 1XX The People & Cultures of Asia
CH DEV 1 Child Growth and Development TRNS 1XX Child Growth and Development
CH DEV 11 Child, Family and Community TRNS 1XX Child, Family and Community
CHICANO 2 The Mexican American in Contem Soc LAS 1XX The Mexican American in Contem Soc
CHICANO 47 The Mexican-American Woman LAS 1XX The Mexican-American Woman
COMM 122 Intercultural Communication COMS 1XX Intercultural Communication
COMM 190 Communication and New Media MS 1XX Communication and New Media
ECON 1 Principles of Econ I (Micro) ECON 111 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 2 Principles of Econ II (Macro) ECON 112 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 10 Economic History of the U.S. ECON 1XX Economic History of the U.S.
ECON 11 Economics of Globalization ECON 1XX Economics of Globalization
EDUC 211 Intro to Educational Issues TRNS 1XX Intro to Educational Issues
GEOG 2 Cultural Elements of Geography TRNS 1XX Cultural Elements of Geography
GEOG 7 World Regional Geography TRNS 1XX World Regional Geography
POL SCI 1 The Government of the U.S. POLS 1XX The Government of the U.S.
POL SCI 2 Modern World Governments POLS 1XX Modern World Governments
POL SCI 7 Contemporary World Affairs POLS 1XX Contemporary World Affairs
POL SCI 14 Govt & Politics in Middle East POLS 1XX Govt & Politics in Middle East
POL SCI 17 Govt & Politics in Latin America POLS 1XX Govt & Politics in Latin America
POL SCI 20 Race & Ethnicity in Politics POLS 1XX Race & Ethnicity in Politics
POL SCI 60 Intro to Globalization POLS 1XX Intro to Globalization
POL SCI 61 Global Issues POLS 1XX Global Issues
PSYCH 1 General Psychology I PSYC 101 General Psychology I
PSYCH 13 Social Psychology PSYC 1XX Social Psychology
PSYCH 14 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 1XX Abnormal Psychology
PSYCH 41 Life-Span Psychology PSYC 1XX Life-Span Psychology
PSYCH 43 Principles of Group Dynamics I PSYC 1XX Principles of Group Dynamics I
PSYCH 52 Psych Aspects of Human Sexuality PSYC 1XX Psych Aspects of Human Sexuality
SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology SOC 150 Intro to Sociology
SOC 2 American Social Problems SOC 1XX American Social Problems
SOC 11 Ethnic/Racial Minorities in US SOC 1XX Ethnic/Racial Minorities in US
SOC 31 Sociology of Gender SOC 1XX Sociology of Gender
SOC 50 Intro Social Justice Studies SOC 1XX Intro Social Justice Studies
SPANISH 10 Latin-American Civilization SPAN 1XX Latin-American Civilization

Visual & Performing Arts (F)

WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
ART 101 Survey of Art History I ART 1XX Survey of Art History I
ART 102 Survey of Art History II ART 1XX Survey of Art History II
ART 103 Art Appreciation I ART 1XX Art Appreciation I
ART 107 Mexican Art - Modern ART 1XX Mexican Art - Modern
ART 111 History of Contemporary Art ART 1XX History of Contemporary Art
ART 115 History of Modern Art ART 1XX History of Modern Art
ART 117 Art: From Olmec to Aztec ART 1XX Art: From Olmec to Aztec
ART 141 Introduction to African Art ART 1XX Introduction to African Art
CINEMA 3 History of Motion Pictures MS 1XX History of Motion Pictures
CINEMA 4 History of Documentary Film MS 1XX History of Documentary Film
CINEMA 18 Main Currents in Motion Pictures MS 1XX Main Currents in Motion Pictures
CINEMA 107 Understanding Motion Pictures MS 1XX Understanding Motion Pictures
DANCEST 805 History & Appreciation of Dance DANC 1XX History & Appreciation of Dance
HISTORY 40 American History in Film HIST 1XX American History in Film
MUSIC 101 Fundamentals of Music MUS 1XX Fundamentals of Music
MUSIC 111 Music Appreciation I MUS 1XX Music Appreciation I
MUSIC 121 Music History & Literature I MUS 1XX Music History & Literature I
MUSIC 122 Music History & Literature II MUS 1XX Music History & Literature II
MUSIC 136 Music in American Culture MUS 1XX Music in American Culture
MUSIC 141 Jazz Appreciation MUS 1XX Jazz Appreciation
PHOTO 27A Hist & Aesthetics of Photography A ART 1XX Hist & Aesthetics of Photography A
PHOTO 27B Hist & Aesthetics of Photography B ART 1XX Hist & Aesthetics of Photography B
THEATER 100 Introduction to the Theater THTR 1XX Introduction to the Theater
THEATER 110 History of the World Theater THTR 1XX History of the World Theater

Cultural Diversity (CD)

WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
AFRO AM 4 African American in Hist of US TRNS 1XX African American in Hist of US
AFRO AM 5 African American in Hist of US TRNS 1XX African American in Hist of US
ALD HTH 102 Health and Social Justice SOC 1XX Health and Social Justice
ANTHRO 102 Human Ways of Life: Cultural ANTH 1XX Human Ways of Life: Cultural
ANTHRO 109 Gender, Sex and Culture ANTH 1XX Gender, Sex and Culture
ANTHRO 120 Anthro of LGBTQ Identities ANTH 1XX Anthro of LGBTQ Identities
ANTHRO 121 Religion, Magic & Witchcraft ANTH 1XX Religion, Magic & Witchcraft
ANTHRO 130 Intro to Queer Studies ANTH 1XX Intro to Queer Studies
ANTHRO 132 Native People of North America ANTH 1XX Native People of North America
ANTHRO 134 People/Cultures of Middle East ANTH 1XX People/Cultures of Middle East
ART 107 Mexican Art - Modern ART 1XX Mexican Art - Modern
ART 117 Art: From Olmec to Aztec ART 1XX Art: From Olmec to Aztec
ART 141 Introduction to African Art ART 1XX Introduction to African Art
ASIAN 3 The People & Cultures of Asia ANST 1XX The People & Cultures of Asia
CHDEV 42 Teaching in a Diverse Society TRNS 1XX Teaching in a Diverse Society
CHICANO 2 The Mexican-American in Contem Soc LAS 1XX The Mexican-American in Contem Soc
CHICANO 37 Chicano Literature LAS 1XX Chicano Literature
CHICANO 47 The Mexican-American Woman LAS 1XX The Mexican-American Woman
CHICANO 505 Chicana/o/x Art, Lit, and Film LAS 1XX Chicana/o/x Art, Lit, and Film
CHINESE 10 Chinese Civilization CHIN 1XX Chinese Civilization
COMM 122 Intercultural Communication COMS 1XX Intercultural Communication
ENGLISH 203 World Literature I ENGL 1XX World Literature I
ENGLISH 204 World Literature II ENGL 1XX World Literature II
ENGLISH 209 California Literature ENGL 1XX California Literature
ENGLISH 219 Lit of American Ethnic Groups ENGL 1XX Lit of American Ethnic Groups
ENGLISH 234 African-American Literature I ENGL 1XX African-American Literature I
ENGLISH 245 Queer Literature ENGL 1XX Queer Literature
GEOG 2 Cultural Elements of Geography TRNS 1XX Cultural Elements of Geography
GEOG 7 World Regional Geography TRNS 1XX World Regional Geography
HISTORY 6 History of the Americas II HIST 1XX History of the Americas II
HISTORY 27 History of Africa HIST 1XX History of Africa
HISTORY 29 Asian Civilization: Middle East HIST 1XX Asian Civilization: Middle East
HISTORY 41 African American in Hist of US HIST 1XX African American in Hist of US
HISTORY 42 African American in Hist of US HIST 1XX African American in Hist of US
HISTORY 43 Mexican-American in Hist of US HIST 1XX Mexican-American in Hist of US
HISTORY 44 Mexican-American in Hist of US HIST 1XX Mexican-American in Hist of US
HISTORY 58 Asian American in the Hist of the US HIST 1XX Asian American in the Hist of the US
HISTORY 74 Asian Civilization HIST 1XX Asian Civilization
POL SCI 14 Govt & Politics in Middle East POLS 1XX Govt & Politics in Middle East
POL SCI 17 Govt & Politics in Latin America POLS 1XX Govt & Politics in Latin America
POL SCI 20 Race & Ethnicity in Politics POLS 1XX Race & Ethnicity in Politics
SOC 11 Race and Ethnic Relations SOC 1XX Race and Ethnic Relations
SOC 50 Intro Social Justice Studies SOC 1XX Intro Social Justice Studies
SPANISH 10 Latin-American Civilization SPAN 1XX Latin-American Civilization
SPANISH 12 Survey of Mexican Literature SPAN 1XX Survey of Mexican Literature

Community Engaged Learning

WEST LOS ANGELES 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

WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
A S L 1 American Sign Language ASL 101 First Semester ASL
A S L 2 American Sign Language II ASL 102 Second Semester ASL
ACCTG 1 Introductory Accounting I BUS 201 Principles of Financial Acct
ACCTG 2 Introductory Accounting II BUS 202 Principles of Managerial Acct
ANATOMY 1 Intro to Human Anatomy BIOL 113 & 114 Human Anatomy & Lab
ARABIC 1 Elementary Arabic I ARAB 101 Human Anatomy & Lab
ARABIC 2 Elementary Arabic II ARAB 102 Second Semester Arabic
BIOLOGY 6 General Biology I BIOL 105 & 105L General Biology I & Lab
BIOLOGY 7 General Biology II BIOL 106 & 106L General Biology II & Lab
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I CHEM 111 & 112 General Chemistry I & Lab
CHEM 102 General Chemistry II CHEM 113 & 114 General Chemistry II & Lab
CHEM 211 Organic Chem for Sci Majors I CHEM 230 & 232 Organic Chemistry I & Lab I
CHEM 212 Organic Chem for Sci Majors II CHEM 231 & 234 Organic Chemistry II & Lab II
COMM 101 Public Speaking RHET 103 Public Speaking
ECON 1 Principles of Econ I (Micro) ECON 111 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 2 Principles of Econ II(Macro) ECON 112 Principles of Macroeconomics
FRENCH 1 Elementary French I FREN 101 First Semester French
FRENCH 2 Elementary French II FREN 102 Second Semester French
FRENCH 3 Intermediate French I FREN 201 Third Semester French
FRENCH 4 Intermediate French II FREN 202 Fourth Semester French
JAPAN 1 Elementary Japanese I JAPN 101 First Semester Japanese
JAPAN 2 Elementary Japanese II JAPN 102 Second Semester Japanese
MATH 227 Statistics MATH 101 Elementary Statistics
MATH 227S Statistics with Support MATH 101 Elementary Statistics
MATH 260 Precalculus MATH 108 Precalculus
MATH 261 Calculus I MATH 109 Calculus & Analytic Geom I
MATH 262 Calculus II MATH 110 Calculus & Analytic Geom II
MATH 263 Calculus III MATH 211 Calculus & Analytic Geom III
MATH 270 Linear Algebra MATH 230 Elementary Linear Algebra
MICRO 20 General Microbiology BIOL 134 & 135 Microbiology & Lab
PHILOS 1 Introduction to Philosophy PHIL 110 Great Philosophical Questions
PHILOS 20 Ethics PHIL 240 Ethics
PHYSICS 6 General Physics I PHYS 100 & 100L Introductory Physics I & Lab
PHYSICS 7 General Physics II PHYS 101 & 101L Introductory Physics II & Lab
PHYSIOL 1 Intro to Human Physiology BIOL 115 & 116 Human Physiology & Lab
PSYCH 1 General Psychology I PSYC 101 General Psychology
PSYCH 91 Stats for Social & Behavioral Sci PSYC 260 Psychological Statistics
SOC 1 Introduction to Sociology SOC 150 Intro to Sociology
SPANISH 1 Elementary Spanish I SPAN 101 First Semester Spanish
SPANISH 2 Elementary Spanish II SPAN 102 Second Semester Spanish
SPANISH 3 Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 Third Semester Spanish
SPANISH 4 Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 202 Fourth Semester Spanish

Transfer Admission

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