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.   

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.