Sociology, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Butte College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Sociology, B.A. major from Butte College — i.e. exactly which Butte College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
735 / 1005
Admit GPA range
3.41 - 3.89
Required courses (Butte College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Butte College: SOC 2
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Butte College: PSC 10
American Government and Politics
Take at Butte College: POLS C1000
The American People
Take at Butte College: HIST 8
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Butte College: POS 18
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Butte College: ECON 2
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Butte College: ANTH 4
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Butte College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Butte College: POS 3
People, Place and Environment
Take at Butte College: GEOG 4
Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
Take at Butte College: NR 26
Critical Thinking
Take at Butte College: PHIL 6
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Butte College: PHIL 4
Understanding Data
Take at Butte College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Butte College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
American Migration Since 1965: Asians and Others in the United States
Take at Butte College: ETHS 40
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Butte College: ETHS 10
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at Butte College: MCGS 10
Modern Europe
Take at Butte College: HIST 23
The American People
Take at Butte College: HIST 10
The American People
Take at Butte College: HIST 8 or HIST 10
World History
Take at Butte College: HIST 5
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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Data sourced from ASSIST.org (official CCC→UC articulation) and the UC Information Center (transfer admit data), 2025–26. Skyway is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.