Transfer Course Agreements (TCAs)

TCAs are the baseline for establishing transferability of community college courses to UC. Courses approved for the TCA count as advanced standing elective credit toward an undergraduate degree at any UC campus and may also be submitted for campus-specific articulation or for IGETC.

Two basic principles are involved in determining whether a community college course is transferable to UC:

  • The course should be comparable to one offered at the lower-division level at a UC campus.
  • If the course is not equivalent to a particular UC course, it must be appropriate for a university degree in terms of purpose, scope and depth.

UC reviews and updates TCAs annually.

Learn more about the TCA review process >

TCA by the numbers

In 2022, 2,768 total courses were submitted for TCA review.

In 2021, 2,298 total courses were submitted for TCA review.

In 2020, 2,776 total courses were submitted for TCA review.

In 2019, 2,697 total courses were submitted for TCA review.

In 2018, 3,000 total courses were submitted for TCA review.

In 2017, 2,755 total courses were submitted for TCA review.

In 2016, 2,781 total courses were submitted for TCA review.

In 2015, 2,846 total courses were submitted for TCA review.

In 2014, 3,644 total courses were submitted for TCA review.

In 2013, 4,421 total courses were submitted for TCA review.

In 2012, 2,237 total courses were submitted for TCA review.