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.

Discuss your path with a USF transfer admission counselor who can help you plan your courses.

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Last updated 11/22/23.

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 COMS 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 Calculus for Business & Life/Social Sciences MATH 1XX Calculus for Business & Life/Social Sciences
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 3A General Physics PHYS 1XX General Physics
PHYS 3B General Physics PHYS 1XX General Physics
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 100 + 100L Introductory Physics I + 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 Authors TRNS 1XX Survey Latin-American/Chicano Authors

History (C2)

Humanities
COLLEGE OF ALAMEDA UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Course/Number Course Title Course/Number Course Title
AFRAM 30 African-American Hist: Africa to 1865 TRNS 1XX African-American Hist: Africa to 1865
AFRAM 31 African-American Hist: 1865-1945 TRNS 1XX African-American Hist: 1865-1945
AFRAM 32 African-American Hist: 1945 to Present TRNS 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 to Present HIST 1XX Asian-American History 1945 to 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 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 History of the Mexican-American HIST 1XX History of the Mexican-American
HIST 18 20th C American Protest Movement HIST 1XX 20th C American Protest Movement
HIST 50 African-American Hist: Africa to 1865 HIST 1XX African-American Hist: Africa to 1865
HIST 51 African-American Hist: 1865-1945 HIST 1XX African-American Hist: 1865-1945
HIST 52 African-American Hist: 1945 to Present HIST 1XX African-American Hist: 1945 to Present
HIST 53A Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America HIST 1XX Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America
HIST 53B Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America HIST 1XX Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America
M/LAT 18A Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America TRNS 1XX Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America
M/LAT 18B Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America TRNS 1XX Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America

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 History of Ancient Greek Philosophy PHIL 1XX History of Ancient Greek Philosophy
PHIL 20B History of Modern European Philosophy PHIL 1XX History of Modern European Philosophy

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 The African-American Family in US TRNS 1XX The African-American Family in 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 the African American Male TRNS 1XX Perceptions of the African American Male
AFRAM 14A Social Psych of African-American Relations TRNS 1XX Social Psych of African-American Relations
AFRAM 23 Perceptions of African American Women TRNS 1XX Perceptions of African American Women
ANTHR 2 Intro to Archeology & Prehistory ANTH 1XX Intro to Archeology & Prehistory
ANTHR 3 Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology ANTH 1XX Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology
ANTHR 7 Magic, Religion, & Witchcraft ANTH 1XX Magic, Religion, & Witchcraft
ANTHR 19 Anthropology of Sex & Gender ANTH 1XX Anthropology of Sex & Gender
COMM 6 Intercultural Communication COMS 1XX Intercultural Communication
COMM 10 Gender and Communication COMS 1XX Gender and 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 Economics and Social Change TRNS 1XX Economics and Social Change
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 Government & Politics in the U.S. POLS 1XX Government & 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 Process POLS 1XX US Constitution & Criminal Due Process
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 Social Change & Future Studies POLS 1XX Transform Social Change & Future Studies
POSCI 38 Politics of Ethnicity, Gender & Sexuality POLS 1XX Politics of Ethnicity, 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 I PSYC 1XX Psych of Interpersonal Relations I
PSYCH 9B Psych of Interpersonal Relations II PSYC 1XX Psych of Interpersonal Relations II
PSYCH 12 Human Sexuality PSYC 1XX Human Sexuality
PSYCH 24 Abnormal Psychology PSYC 1XX Abnormal Psychology
PSYCH 34 Stress Management & Well-Being PSYC 1XX Stress Management & Well-Being
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 of Western Art: Prehistory-Middle Ages ART 1XX Hist of Western Art: Prehistory-Middle Ages
ART 3 Hist of Western Art: Renaissance-Contemporary ART 1XX Hist of Western Art: Renaissance-Contemporary
ART 4 History of Modern Art ART 1XX History of Modern Art
ART 122 World Art ART 1XX World Art
DANCE 2 Diversity in Dance DANC 1XX Diversity in Dance
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 Western Classical Music Survey
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

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 The African-American Family in US TRNS 1XX The African-American Family in 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 the African American Male TRNS 1XX Perceptions of the African American Male
AFRAM 14A Social Psych of African-American Relations TRNS 1XX Social Psych of African-American 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-American Hist: Africa to 1865 TRNS 1XX African-American Hist: Africa to 1865
AFRAM 31 African-American Hist: 1865-1945 TRNS 1XX African-American Hist: 1865-1945
AFRAM 32 African-American Hist: 1945 to Present TRNS 1XX African-American Hist: 1945 to Present
ANTHR 3 Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology ANTH 1XX Intro to Social & Cultural Anthropology
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 History 1945 to Present HIST 1XX Asian-American History 1945 to Present
COMM 6 Intercultural Communication COMS 1XX Intercultural Communication
COMM 10 Gender and Communication COMS 1XX Gender and 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 Economics and Social Change ENGL 1XX Economics and Social Change
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 History of the Mexican-American HIST 1XX History of the Mexican-American
HIST 50 African-American Hist: Africa to 1865 HIST 1XX African-American Hist: Africa to 1865
HIST 51 African-American Hist: 1865-1945 HIST 1XX African-American Hist: 1865-1945
HIST 52 African-American Hist: 1945 to Present HIST 1XX African-American Hist: 1945 to Present
HIST 53A Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America HIST 1XX Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America
HIST 53B Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America HIST 1XX Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America
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 Authors TRNS 1XX Survey Latin-American/Chicano Authors
M/LAT 18A Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America TRNS 1XX Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America
M/LAT 18B Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America TRNS 1XX Hist & Culture of Caribbean/Central America
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 and Popular Music MUS 1XX Jazz, Blues and Popular Music
MUSIC 15B Jazz, Blues and Popular Music MUS 1XX Jazz, Blues and Popular Music
POSCI 37 Transform Social Change & Future Studies POLS 1XX Transform Social Change & Future Studies
POSCI 38 Politics of Ethnicity, Gender & Sexuality POLS 1XX Politics of Ethnicity, Gender & Sexuality
PSYCH 32 Psychology of Liberation PSYC 1XX Psychology of Liberation
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

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”. 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 with 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 11 Discrete Mathematics MATH 201 Discrete Mathematics
MATH 13 Intro to Statistics MATH 101 Elementary Statistics
MUSIC 10 Music Appreciation MUS 101 Western Classical Music Survey
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
PHYS 10 + 10L Introduction to Physics + Lab PHYS 100 + 100L Introductory Physics I + Lab
PSYCH 1A Intro to General Psychology PSYC 101 General Psychology
PSYCH 18 Psychology of Race & Ethnicity in U.S. PSYC 305 Multicultural Psychology
SOC 1 Intro to Sociology SOC 150 Intro to Sociology
SOC 3 Sociology of Women SOC 260 Sociology of Gender
SOC 5 Minority Groups SOC 304 U.S. Inequalities/Soc Justice
SOC 120 Intro to Research Methods POLS 222 Approaches/Political Research
SPAN 1A Elementary Spanish SPAN 101 First Semester Spanish
SPAN 1B Elementary Spanish SPAN 102 Second Semester Spanish
SPAN 2A Intermediate Spanish I SPAN 201 Third Semester Spanish
SPAN 2B Intermediate Spanish II SPAN 202 Fourth Semester Spanish

Transfer Admission

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