Interinstitutional transfer of courses and credits, acceptance of the community colleges' academic transfer degrees, and steps to be taken to achieve curricular articulation were the primary focuses of a study of the academic transfer policies of Washington state colleges and universities. Data for the study were obtained from local institutional personnel and through collection of transcripts of Associate transfer degree holders and of native and transfer baccalaureate degrees. Findings of the study indicated: (1) the development of interinstitutional agreements between most community colleges and senior institutions and establishment of transcript evaluation procedures have improved articulation overall; (2) those institutions which accept the AA degree in fulfillment of general education requirements and those with well-developed evaluation procedures promote the progress of transfer students to graduation without excess credit accumulation; (3) students who transfer and graduate compare favorably with native students in terms of average grade point averages; and (4) a major impediment to a synchronized public postsecondary educational system stems from lack of agreement upon lower division course content. Recommendations for further improving articulation conclude this report. Study-related materials are appended. (JDS)