CSM Courses Transferable to the University of California System (UC)
At the time of the publishing of the Catalog, the UC Transfer Course Agreement (UC TCA) for 2025-2026 was not available. The following is the 2024-2025 UC TCA. Courses for 2025-2026 approval are submitted in June 2025 and the results are available on the ASSIST website in September 2025.
Use the ASSIST website as the most reliable and up-to-date resource to determine how course credit earned at College of San Mateo can be applied when transferred to the UC and CSU systems and individual colleges within the systems. On the ASSIST website the following information is essential for transfer planning:
- CSM courses transferable to UC and CSU
- CSM courses that can be applied to Cal-GETC general education pattern for transfer students beginning Fall 2025
- CSM courses that can be applied to the IGETC (Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum) for the UC and CSU General Education certification
- CSM courses that can be applied to lower division MAJOR requirements for UC and CSU campuses and majors
- CSM to UC and CSU course equivalencies
- CSM courses that can be applied to meet the CSU graduation requirement for US History, Constitutions and California State and Local Government
IMPORTANT: There are instances when a CSM course is approved for a CSU GE area or lower division major preparation but the same course at one of our sister colleges (Skyline College or Cañada College) is not approved and does not carry the same articulation. View the CSU information for the college in which you are enrolled in the course to confirm the articulation.
Accounting: ACTG 100, 121, 131
Administration of Justice: ADMJ 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 120, 125
American Sign Language: ASL 100, 110
Anthropology: ANTH 110, 125, 127, 180, 350
Architecture: ARCH 100, 120, 140, 210, 220, 666
Art: ART 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 124, 129, 200, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 213, 214, 215, 216, 223, 224, 225, 226, 230, 231, 233, 243, 244, 247, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 301, 347, 348, 350, 351, 352, 353, 381, 383, 384, 385, 391, 392, 393, 394, 396, 397, 398, 399, 401, 405, 406, 409, 410, 411, 412, 417, 418
Astronomy: ASTR 100, 101, 103, 115, 125, 210
Biology: BIOL 100, 102, 110, 130, 132, 145, 184, 195, 210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 310
Business: BUS. 100, 103, 113, 123, 125, 136, 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209
Chemistry: CHEM 192, 210, 220, 231, 232, 410, 420
Chinese: CHIN 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132
Computer and Information Science: CIS 110, 111, 113, 114, 117, 121, 124, 127, 128, 129, 132, 133, 135, 137, 138, 140, 145, 151, 254, 255, 256, 262, 264, 278, 279, 363, 364, 380, 400, 401, 402, 479, 500, 501, 502, 503
Communication: COMM C1000 (formerly 110), 115, 130, 140, 150, 170, 171
Counseling: COUN 111, 120, 124, 128, 240
Career and Life Planning: CRER 100, 155
Dance: DANC 100, 116.1 – 116.4, 117.1 – 117.4, 121.1 – 121.4, 128.1 – 128.4, 130.1 – 130.4, 140.1 – 140.4, 151.1 – 151.4, 167.1 – 167.4, 390, 400.1 – 400.4
Digital Media: DGME 100, 102, 103, 105, 164, 175, 211, 215, 216
Drafting Technology: DRAF 121, 122, 130
Economics: ECON 100, 102
English: ENGL C1000 (formerly 100), C1000E (formerly 105), 110, 161, 162, 163, C1001 (formerly 165)
English as a Second Language: ESL 400, 401
Engineering: ENGR 100, 130, 210, 215, 230, 240, 260, 270
Ethnic Studies: ETHN 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 122, 265, 288, 300, 585
Film: FILM 100, 120, 121, 122, 123, 130, 135, 140, 145, 154, 200, 215
Global Studies: GBST 101, 102
Geography: GEOG 100, 110, 150
Geology: GEOL 100, 101
History: HIST 100, 101, 104, 106, C1001 (formerly 201), C1002 (formerly 202), 260, 261, 262, 310
Health Science: HSCI 100
Interdisciplinary Studies: IDST 110
Kinesiology: KINE 101, 102, 103, 107, 119, 190, 191, 300
Kinesiology-Adaptive: ADAP 100, 110, 140, 155
Kinesiology-Aquatics: AQUA 109.1 – 109.4, 127.1 – 127.4, 133.1 – 133.4, 135.1 – 135.4
Kinesiology-Fitness: FITN 112.1 – 112.4, 115.1 – 116.4, 134, 201.1 – 201.4, 220, 225, 226, 235.1 – 235.4, 301.1 – 301.4, 332.1 – 332.4, 334.1 – 334.4, 335.1 – 335.4, 336.1 – 336.4, 339
Kinesiology-Individual Sports: INDV 121.1 – 121.4, 251.1 – 251.4
Kinesiology-Physical Education: P.E. 102, 103, 104, 106
Kinesiology-Team Sports: TEAM 105, 116, 118, 119, 135, 150, 158, 165, 171.1 – 171.4, 180, 182, 186, 192, 193, 202
Kinesiology-Intercollegiate: VARS 100, 105, 108, 110, 130, 133, 134, 160, 172, 185, 300, 320, 340, 342, 400
Learning Center: LCTR 240
Library Studies: LIBR 100
Literature: LIT. 101, 105, 113, 115, 150, 151, 154, 155, 156, 201, 202, 220, 221, 231, 232, 266, 430
Mathematics: MATH 125, 145, 200, 222, 225, 241, 242, 251, 252, 253, 268, 270, 275, 280
Music: MUS. 100, 111, 112, 113, 114, 120, 124, 125, 131, 132, 133, 134, 202, 210, 222, 231, 232, 233, 234, 250, 275, 280, 286, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 296, 297, 298, 301, 302, 304, 314, 315, 316, 317, 371, 372, 373, 374, 398, 401, 402, 403, 404, 423, 424, 425, 429, 430, 452, 454, 470, 501, 502, 503, 504
Oceanography: OCEN 100, 101
Paleontology: PALN 110, 111
Philosophy: PHIL 100, 103, 160, 175, 200, 210, 244, 300
Physical Science: PSCI 125, 126, 141, 142
Physics: PHYS 100, 130, 210, 211, 220, 221, 250, 260, 270, 271
Political Science: POLS 100, 110, 130, 150, C1000 (formerly 200), 210, 215, 310
Psychology: PSYC C1000 (formerly 100), 105, 106, 110, 120, 121, 200, 201, 220, 225, 230, 300, 301, 310, 320, 330, 410
Sociology: SOCI 100, 105, 110, 121, 141, 160
Spanish: SPAN 110, 112, 120, 122, 131, 132, 140
Statistics: STAT C1000 (formerly Math 200)
When to Apply for Admission to the University of California as a Transfer Student
To ensure that you will be considered for admission to the UC campus you want to attend, you must file your online* application for admission during the appropriate filing period. You may apply to any number of the ten undergraduate campuses using a single application. For further transfer information, visit the Transfer Services website (College Center Building 10, Room 340; (650) 358-6839). For UC transfer information visit the UC Admission Transfer website.
*Note: To apply for admission visit the UC Admission Apply website.
