Oregon State University
Articulation Process
Community College Courses, Advising Guides, and Articulation Agreements to OSU
1.
Course Articulations:
Requests for single course articulations are directed to the OSU Office of Admissions.
A. Course articulation requests are reviewed for University requirements and approved when
equivalency is clear. Courses are articulated as:
 Equivalent (assigned OSU equivalent course designator and number);
 LDT (no OSU equivalent course but accepted as Lower Division Transfer);
 UDT (no OSU equivalent course but accepted as Upper Division Transfer); or
 NAT (Not Accepted in Transfer—which includes all professional/technical courses).
B. The Office of Admissions may communicate with the appropriate OSU academic unit in routine
course articulation requests.
C. In ambiguous or unusual course articulation requests, the Office of Admissions will either send to,
or work with, the Academic Planning and Assessment in order to resolve the identified issue or
problem. This collaboration might include a review and/or communication with the appropriate
OSU college, school, department, or program who has ownership of the OSU course and/or with
the community college submitting the course for articulation.
2.
Academic Program Articulations:
Requests for academic degree program advising guides or direct transfer articulation agreements are
directed to the Academic Planning and Assessment.
A. Academic degree program advising guides and direct transfer articulation agreements are
reviewed and edited (see 3A for a list of areas that are reviewed and considered).
B. A series of articulation contact lists are maintained (community college contacts, OSU contacts,
OSU head advisor contacts, and OSU discipline contacts). Individuals on these lists may be
contacted in order to facilitate the completion of the articulation review process.
C. The development of advising guides and articulation agreements, along with the resolution of any
issues, are coordinated via telephone, email, and direct contact meetings.
D. Meetings that may be necessary or required in order to expedite the timely completion of an
academic degree program advising guide, and especially the establishment of a direct transfer
articulation agreement, will be arranged for appropriate community college and OSU
representatives.
3.
Articulation Process:
Community College
A. The faculty/advisors/administrators at the community college, using the Academic Program
Articulation Advising Guide as a template, http://oregonstate.edu/ap/Articulation/forms.htm
complete a draft copy of an academic degree program advising guide or direct transfer
articulation agreement for submission to the Academic Planning and Assessment.
Oregon State University
B. The Academic Planning and Assessment, in reviewing the community college submitted
document and the associated courses, takes into account:
 Existing course articulations
 Baccalaureate Core (General Education) requirements
 OSU College Core requirements
 Major requirements
 Option requirements
 Pre-professional and professional requirements
 Total credit hours
 Upper division courses at OSU (can be included but is not required)
 Electives (recommended lower division courses)
 B.A. versus B.S. requirements (if applicable)
 Any restrictions (electives, transfer credits, test credits, experience, community college
professional/technical, etc.)
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C. Following a thorough review by the Academic Planning and Assessment, the corrected/updated
form is then sent to the appropriate OSU academic unit for their review and commentary.
D. Once the draft document has been reviewed by the Academic Planning and Assessment and by
the appropriate OSU academic unit, a copy of the advising guide or articulation agreement is sent
to the Office of Admissions for their review and approval.
4.
Approval Process:
A. The Office of Admissions reviews the draft academic degree program advising guide or direct
transfer articulation agreement for University requirements and approves the document when
course equivalencies are clear.
B. In ambiguous cases, the Office of Admissions forwards the advising guide or articulation
agreement back to the Academic Planning and Assessment who then works with the community
colleges and the OSU academic units to resolve noted issues or programs associated with the
lower division degree program requirements (see 3A above).
C. The advising guide or articulation agreement is completed once it has been approved by the
community college, OSU academic unit, Academic Planning and Assessment, and the Office of
Admissions.
D. The community college academic unit (chair) reviews and signs the advising guide or articulation
agreement and then forwards it to the community college VP for Instruction or designated signing
authority.
E. The original signed form is submitted by the community college to the Academic Planning and
Assessment for appropriate OSU signatures.
Academic Planning and Assessment
Attention: Articulation
Oregon State University
500 Kerr Administration Building
Corvallis, OR 97331
F. Once received from the community college, the Academic Planning and Assessment sends the
advising guide or articulation agreement to the appropriate OSU academic unit (college, school,
department, program) for the appropriate signature.
G. The OSU academic unit returns the signed agreement to the Academic Planning and
Assessment.
H. The OSU Academic Planning and Assessment has final approval and sign-off.
5.
Distribution of Approved Advising Guide or Articulation Agreement:
A. Original: Archived at the OSU Academic Planning and Assessment.
B. Copy: CC VP for Academic Instruction
C. Copy: CC department chair
D. Copy: OSU academic unit (college, school, department, program)
E. Copy: OSU Office of Admissions
F. Copy: OSU Registrar’s Office (articulation agreement only)
G. Copy: OSU Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship (articulation agreement only)
6.
Implementation:
A. The community college advisors, faculty, and administrators begin using the advising guides, and
if it is a direct transfer articulation agreement, the course and requirement information is added
their catalog.
B. The OSU Office of Admissions codes the courses into the Banner SIS articulation tables.
C. For articulation agreements, the OSU Academic Planning and Assessment adds it to the OSU
Articulation website (Articulation Agreements): http://oregonstate.edu/ap/Articulation/index.html
D. Articulation Agreements on the Articulation web site will be searchable by:
o Community college
o Degree program
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E. Course articulations that are specific to a designated program and are not automated through
Banner, will be processed manually through the OSU academic advising process (in the form
head advisor overrides).
F. Issues, problems, concerns, or questions about the OSU Articulation Process should be directed
to the OSU Academic Planning and Assessment.
MS/GLB (rev. 9-06; 5-14-07)