In education, articulation refers to the process of transferring of unit credit between postsecondary institutions like colleges or universities. In other words, articulation is the process by which one institution grants units to a student for course work done at another institution, so that the student need not repeat all that work at the institution they are transferring into.

Articulation may be done on an ad hoc basis (when a student actually wishes to transfer) or pursuant to formal agreement. In the latter case, representatives of each institution get together and compare their respective course curricula, element by element, to determine which courses are equivalent and which are not. Their consensus is then memorialized in a formal written agreement which is strictly adhered to by their respective registrars.

The process of articulation can become very complicated when the two institutions involved are in different countries, use different languages, or are on different academic calendars (semester v. trimester v. quarter).