Course Development: Resources For UC and CSU Numbered Courses

A Guide to Developing Transferable Courses and Utilizing ASSIST.org

When developing transferable courses (#s 1-99) it is required to locate a lower division parallel course taught at California State University (CSU) or the University of California (UC). If a course from CSU is cited and it is an acceptable parallel, the Articulation Specialist designates the course as CSU transferable after approval from the State Chancellor’s Office. If a course from UC is cited, the Articulation Specialist must submit the course outline to the UC Office of the President (UCOP) for review and approval.
UC proposed courses are submitted to UCOP once a year in July. Until the course is approved by UCOP, the course is frozen in SIS.
Additionally, citing a lower division parallel is the best way to ensure that the course can be articulated or submitted for the General Education/Breadth requirements.

UC Courses

  • SRJC UC numbered courses are identified as 1-49
  • It is a requirement that there is at least one lower division comparable courses identified as 1-99 at any UC campus.
  • UC courses must follow the timeline provided by CRC and have to go through the formal submission process via UCTCA in July of each year. They must be approved by UCOP prior to being offered on campus. You can reach kblackwell@santarosa.edu to get a timeline and action steps needed for submission. 

CSU Courses

  • SRJC CSU numbered courses are identified as 50-99
  • It is a local campus requirement that there is at least one lower division comparable courses identified as 100-299 at most CSU campuses- The exceptions are:
  • CSU East Bay and CSU Stanislaus Lower Division 1000-2999
  • CSU Fresno, CSU Sacramento and San Jose State Lower Division 1-99
  • CSU numbered courses can be offered once CRC, the Board of Trustees, and the State Chancellor’s Office have approved the course. The local requirement is in place to protect students from being denied course credit once they have reached their destination CSU campus.

Reach out to the Articulation Office for assistance in locating a lower division comparable class

While ASSIST is still in transition, it can be difficult to locate a comparable course. Please email kblackwell@santarosa.edu for assistance.