This handbook was written in order to assist Articulation Officers and others involved in the articulation process in California institutions of higher education. It is intended to be a guideline and comprehensive resource of articulation policies and practices. In California there are four postsecondary educational segments comprised of: (1) Ten campuses of the University of California providing undergraduate and graduate programs through the doctorate, as well as professional schools; (2) 23 main campuses of the California State University providing undergraduate and graduate programs through the Master's Degree; (3) 108 California Community Colleges whose dual missions are to provide vocational education, and the lower division preparation for transfer to four-year colleges and universities; and (4) Approximately 90 degree-granting independent colleges and universities. Course articulation agreements between California's two-year and four-year institutions are classified into the following areas: (1) Courses Accepted for Baccalaureate Credit; (2) Transferable Credit Agreements; (3) General Education-Breadth Agreements; (4) Course-to-Course Agreements; and (5) Lower-Division Major Preparation Agreements. The Handbook is divided into chapters that describe affiliated or associated organizations and define course articulation agreements. The document also offers a chapter for each educational segment, and includes a general model for that segment's articulation process. Agreements, guidelines, course lists, and related Web site links are appended. (NB)