Articulation Office Mission and Values

The articulation office at Palomar College supports students becoming transfer ready by establishing and maintaining articulation agreements with accredited colleges and universities to ensure student access to a seamless transfer experience.  The articulation office also supports faculty in curricular and program development to meet the diverse needs of our region and four year partner colleges and universities.   

The articulation office is dedicated to providing equitable access to diverse transfer opportunities while meeting the needs of our local region.  We are guided by core values of:

• Access 
• Inclusion 
• Cultural Competency  
• Communication and Collaboration 
• Innovation and Creativity 
• Data-informed decision making 
• Lifelong Learning 

Articulation at Palomar and ASSIST.org Information

Articulation is the process of developing a formal, written agreement that identifies courses (or sequences of courses) on a “sending” campus that are comparable to, or acceptable in lieu of, specific course requirements at a “receiving” campus. Successful completion of an articulated course assures the student has taken the appropriate course and received the necessary instruction and preparation. The articulation process enables the student to progress to the next level of instruction at the receiving institution. The articulation process further ensures that completed courses satisfy college or university transferability standards, general education breadth, and/or major preparation and are advantageous to the District. Articulation agreements shall be designed to reduce the loss of credit or repetition of coursework from one institution to another, be aligned with major preparation and general education, and include the appropriate academic preparation for upper division university level coursework.

Palomar College has over 400 articulation agreements available on ASSIST.org.  Palomar College has articulation agreements with a variety of institutions of higher education.  They include, University of California (UC) campuses, California State University (CSU) campuses, private and out-of-state colleges/universities.

Transfer Credit from Other Colleges

Courses which have been developed and are recommended by the faculty of an institutionally accredited college or university and designated as appropriate for associate or baccalaureate degree credit by that institution shall be accepted by Palomar College for elective credit toward its associate and baccalaureate degrees as needed to achieve minimum number of units to earn the associate or baccalaureate degree. Appropriate campus authorities, pursuant to § 55002 Standards and Criteria for Courses and § 55062 Conditions for Awarding the Associate Degree, shall determine the extent to which such credit satisfies the requirements of a particular degree program and general education requirements. Credit not otherwise applied shall be accepted as elective credit insofar as it meets any qualifications which may be associated with elective provisions, such as course level, distribution among disciplines, or type of course.