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 2026-2027 was not available. The following is the 2025-2026 UC TCA. Courses for 2026-2027 approval are submitted in June 2026 and the results are available on the ASSIST website in September 2026.

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 some independent colleges and universities. On the ASSIST website the following information is essential for transfer planning:

CSM courses transferable to UC, CSU, and some independent colleges and universities
UC bound students should search the UC TRANSFERABLE COURSES to review any “course unit limitations” that may exist
Cal-GETC general education pattern for transfer students with catalog rights beginning fall 2025
IGETC (Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum) for the UC and CSU General Education certification for students with catalog rights prior to fall 2025
CSM courses that can be applied to lower division MAJOR requirements for UC, CSU, and some independent colleges and universities
CSM to UC, CSU, and some independent institution 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 general education pattern or lower division major preparation but the same course at one of our sister colleges (Skyline College or Canada College) is not approved and does not carry the same articulation. View the transfer 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, C1001 (formerly 125), C1001L (formerly 127), 180, 350

Architecture: ARCH 100, 120, 140, 210, 220, 666

Art: ART 103, 104, 105, 129, 200, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 213, 214, 215, 216, 223, 224, 225, 226, 230, 231, 233, 234, 243, 244, 247, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 301, 347, 351, 352, 353, 381, 383, 384, 385, 391, 392, 393, 394, 396, 401, 405, 406, 409, 410, 411, 412, 417, 418

Art History: ARTH C1100 (formerly ART 101), C1200 (formerly ART 102)

Astronomy: ASTR C1001 (formerly 100), C1001L (formerly 101), 103, 115, 125, 210

Biology: BIOL 100, 102, C1000 (formerly 110), 129, 130, 132, 145, 184, 195, 210, 211, 220, 221, 230, 240, 250, 260, 310, 311

Business: BUS. 100, 103, 113, 123, 125, 136, 201, 203, 205, 207, 208, 209

Career and Life Planning: CRER 137, 155

Chemistry: CHEM 192, 210, 220, 231, 232, 410, 420

Child Development: CDEV C1000

Chinese: CHIN 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132

Computer and Information Science: CIS 110, 111, 114, 117, 121, 124, 127, 128, 129, 132, 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, C1004 (formerly 130), 140, 150, 170, 171

Counseling: COUN 111, 120, 128, 240

Dance: DANC 100, 116.2 – 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, 108, 164, 175, 176, 177, 178, 211, 215, 216

Drafting Technology: DRAF 121, 130

Economics: ECON C2002 (formerly 100), C2001 (formerly 102)

English: ENGL C1000 (formerly 100), C1000E (formerly 105), C1002 (formerly 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, 277

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 116.1 – 116.4, 134, 201.1 – 201.4, 220, 225, 226, 301.1 – 301.4, 332.1 – 332.4, 334.1 – 334.4, 335.1 – 335.4, 336.1 – 336.4

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, 194, 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, 269, 277, 430

Mathematics: MATH 125, 143, 145, 222, 225, 241, 242, 243, C2210 (formerly 251), C2220 (formerly 252), 253, 268, 270, 275

Music: MUS. 100, 111, 112, 113, 114, 120, 124, 125, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 202, 210, 222, 231, 232, 233, 234, 250, 275, 280, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 296, 297, 301, 302, 303, 304, 314, 315, 316, 317, 371, 372, 373, 374, 389, 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

Physics: PHYS 100, 130, 210, 211, 220, 221, 250, 260, 270, 271

Physical Science: PSCI 125, 126, 141, 142

Political Science: POLS 100, 110, 130, 150, C1000 (formerly 200), 210, 310

Psychology: PSYC C1000 (formerly 100), 105, 106, 110, 120, 121, 200, 201, 220, 225, 230, 300, 301, 310, 320, 330, 410

Public and Nonprofit Administration: PNPA 100

Sociology: SOCI C1000 (formerly 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.