Art and Design: Games and Playable Media B.A. Transfer Requirements: Cabrillo College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Art and Design: Games and Playable Media B.A. major from Cabrillo College — i.e. exactly which Cabrillo College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cabrillo College → UC Santa Cruz)
Foundations of Video Game Design
Take at Cabrillo College: CIS 35
Introductory Studies in Acting
Take at Cabrillo College: TA 74 or TA 7 or MUS 75 or TA 75 or TA 29 or TA 10A or TA 13A or TA 10B or TA 10C or TA 13B
Beginning Western Theory and Musicianship
Take at Cabrillo College: MUS 6
Theory, Literature, and Musicianship I
Take at Cabrillo College: MUS 1
Introduction to Theater Design and Technology
Take at Cabrillo College: TA 28 or TA 31
Introduction to Dance Theory and Technique
Take at Cabrillo College: DANCE 4 or DANCE 7 or DANCE 5 or DANCE 68 or DANCE 2A
Introduction to New Media and Digital Artmaking
Take at Cabrillo College: DM 1
Introduction to Photography
Take at Cabrillo College: AP 9A or AP 9B
Introduction to Production Technique
Take at Cabrillo College: AP 14A
Introduction to Print Media and Drawing
Take at Cabrillo College: ART 33A or ART 32B or ART 33B or ART 32A
2D Foundation
Take at Cabrillo College: ART 4
Introduction to Drawing
Take at Cabrillo College: ART 2A or ART 2B
3D Foundation
Take at Cabrillo College: ART 5
Introduction to Sculpture and Public Art
Take at Cabrillo College: ART 34C or ART 34A or ART 44A or ART 34B
Introduction to 3D Animation
Take at Cabrillo College: ETECH 43
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.