Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. Transfer Requirements: Cabrillo College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. major from Cabrillo College — i.e. exactly which Cabrillo College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cabrillo College → UC San Diego)
Writing Fiction
Take at Cabrillo College: ENGL 12A or ENGL 14A
Writing Poetry
Take at Cabrillo College: ENGL 12B
Fundamentals of Music
Take at Cabrillo College: MUS 6
Introduction to Acting
Take at Cabrillo College: TA 10A
Introduction to Design for the Theatre
Take at Cabrillo College: TA 31
Introduction to Theatre
Take at Cabrillo College: TA 9
Introduction to Cognitive Science
No Cabrillo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Python
Take at Cabrillo College: CIS 15 or CS 12P
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Cabrillo College: CS 12J or CS 12P or CS 11
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Cabrillo College: PSYCH 2B
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No Cabrillo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Cabrillo College: STAT C1000 or MATH 12H or PSYCH 2A
Practice of Social Research
Take at Cabrillo College: PSYCH 2A
Computing in the Arts Lecture Series
No Cabrillo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Cabrillo College: ECON 1B
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.