Articulation

2023 IEDRC - College CTE Articulation Processes: Overview of regional articulation practices. 

Legislation & Policy

• Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 55051 - Articulation of High School Courses

• Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 5, § 55050 - Credit for Prior Learning

• Articulation Credit by Exam Board Policy Example created in through a project by the San Diego Imperial Regional Consortium 

Systems

• CATEMA System Home Page: Online Registration & System Management for Career And Technology Education used to track articulation agreements 

• SectorPoint CTE Course Connect: CTE Course Connect is designed to facilitate course articulation agreements created as a result of partnerships between a community college, local high schools and ROP programs. 

  • Customer Success Story: Rio Hondo College digitizes the CTE course articulation process.

Articulation Standards & Research

Documents provided here are the most recent available. This section will continue to be updated as newer resources become available. 

• Statewide Articulation Survey and Working Group (SDIRC, 2022): Final Report; Pdf link to survey: Initiated by the San Diego Imperial Regional Consortium, this survey solicited feedback statewide. 

• Bay Region Guide: High School to Community College Course Articulation - Framework for Effective Practice

• Alternative Methods for the Awarding of College Credit: Credit by Examination for Articulated High School Courses (ASCC, Spring 2013)

• Statewide Career Pathways: Creating School to College Articulation Handbook for articulating with secondary schools and ROCPs (2008)

• The Impact of Dual and Articulated Credit on College Readiness and Retention in Four Community Colleges (Kim & Bragg, 2008)

Best Practices

• Articulated courses and UC a-g Honors Credit Submission Process: To ensure that all forms of early college credit are recognized consistently, LEA’s should submit their articulated courses for A-G approval AND submit a request for all A-G approved articulated courses to be considered for honors designation.  

Example Handbooks & Resources

• • Riverside Community College District Articulation Handbook: Secondary to Post-Secondary (November 2022)

  • Mt. San Jacinto Articulation Toolkit: Course outlines, training, articulation list, year end award letter, process documents, parent communication 

  • Rio Hondo Articulation website

  • MiraCosta Articulation Dashboard: Provides an overview of articulation data from MiraCosta's robust articulation program, including how many students who took articulation matriculated to the college and how many entered and completed degrees or certificates in the pathways in which they received articulated credit. 

  • SDUHSD Articulation Teacher Training Example: Training for teachers teaching articulation at the high school about the necessary processes and procedures.