What is TAURUS?

Transfer Articulation and University Requirements at UB System (TAURUS) is the University at Buffalo’s articulation web site. It displays course articulation approved by UB faculty and allows transfer courses to match UB courses and degree requirements. TAURUS uses the software u.Select, a nation-wide transfer information system to display information on the web.

TAURUS Features Include:

Schools: Access to information about schools using this software, including links to school information.

Courses: Access to UB's course articulation for transfer institutions. See Step-by-Step Course Equivalencies (PDF) for instructions on searching equivalencies by school or by UB course.

• My Courses and Add a Course: Give students the ability to create a portfolio of saved courses and update them as changes occur.

Programs:

• Search Programs at all schools and UB by category.
• Browse Programs by School to select and view degree requirements for any undergraduate UB major.
• Create a Plan: Degree audit reports including "My Courses" and transfer course equivalencies with UB degree requirements for any degree program for members only. See Step-by-Step Create a Plan (PDF) for instructions.

Students: The ability to search for student accounts on UB's server and view Plans saved on student accounts.

My Profile: Manage your account information and password.

How to Use TAURUS: The Transfer Articulation System

There are two ways to sign on to TAURUS, UB's articulation information system:

• As a Member – Recommended! You will have access to all the TAURUS features after you create your account – it’s easy!

UB Advisor’s Note

• As a Guest – Quick, but limited to Browse Programs by School and searching course equivalencies – without any individualized services

IMPORTANT: READ FIRST

Course credits transferred to UB from other calendar systems will be converted into semester credits. Course articulation on this web site DOES NOT guarantee transfer credit for an individual student. However, degree-level course credit from schools listed in TAURUS is transferable to UB. Students are responsible for UB’s Transfer Credit Policy, published in each year’s undergraduate course catalog.

For more information about transferring to UB click on the links below:

• UB Advisors
• Admission to UB
• UB Web Tools
• Requesting Official Transcripts
• How To Request Official Score Reports For Exam Credit

Or click on these tabs at the top of this page:

• Department Abbreviations – Department names and general education categories for UB course prefixes
• Alternative/Exam Credit – This table has links to UB exam articulation pages and home pages for the most requested exam credit types: AP, IB, CGE A-Level, CLEP and DANTES
• Transfer.buffalo.edu – Links to information about UB transfer services and applying to UB
• General Education Requirements – Details of UB’s General Education curriculum
• Undergraduate Catalog – Access UB Undergraduate Catalog and online course descriptions
• UB Home Page – More information about UB and a “Find People” search window
• Articulation Form – Use it to request articulation. Fill in the form, attach a course description and syllabus and forward to your academic department or to the TAS office
• Email TAURUS – Ask a question and it will be answered, usually the same day