ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS

What is Articulation?

Articulation is the alignment and comparability of coursework between two levels of education, such as high school and community college. This determination is established through major specific faculty-to-faculty collaboration or articulation officers.

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS

University of Silicon Valley has established articulation agreements with the following post-secondary institutions.

• Cañada College and University of Silicon Valley
• Evergreen Valley College and University of Silicon Valley
• Ohlone College and University of Silicon Valley
• San Jose City College and University of Silicon Valley
• West Valley College and University of Silicon Valley
• Berkeley City College and University of Silicon Valley

Agreement Archive

Transfer Evaluation System

If you are interested in transferring courses from another institution not listed above check out USV College’s Transfer Information Database. Be advised that this listing is to serve as a guide and may change at any time. The Transfer Information Database is constantly undergoing updates to include more academic institutions and courses.

HIGH SCHOOL AND ROP ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS

Process

This process pertains to the articulation of high school/ROP course(s) for college credit. College credit coursework is not pertinent within the scope of this process already standardized by other agencies or Prior Learning Assessments (PLA's): i.e., CollegeBoard’s Advanced Placement.

• High School/ROP Faculty makes initial contact with Articulation Officer and/or Program Director/Chair
  • Angela Acuna, Registrar and Articulation Officer, aacuna@usv.edu
  • Chris Platz, Program Director of Digital Art and Animation, cplatz@usv.edu
  • Ricardo Kayanan, Program Director of Game Design and Development, rkayanan@usv.edu
  • Bineet Sharma, Program Director of Engineering and Chair, bsharma@usv.edu
  • Xo Nguyen, Program Director of Digital Audio Technology, xnguyen@usv.edu
• High School/ROP will need to complete the High School Course Articulation Agreement by providing all pertinent information.
  Download the Agreement Template
  For a full listing of courses please refer to the College Catalog.
• High School/ROP representative must submit agreement after all information is provided and return to University of Silicon Valley Articulation Officer for review.
• Upon completion of the process, a determination will be made on whether courses taken at a secondary level will be accepted for credit at University of Silicon Valley. If denied, faculty will provide the high school or ROP educational institute will be notified of recommendations for future course articulation.