Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Cerritos College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Cerritos College — i.e. exactly which Cerritos College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cerritos College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No Cerritos College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Cerritos College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Cerritos College: ART 103
Survey: Architecture and Planning
Take at Cerritos College: ARCH 112
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Cerritos College: PHOT 160
The History of Jazz
No Cerritos College equivalent — complete after transfer.
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at Cerritos College: DANC 101
Music Appreciation
Take at Cerritos College: MUS 100
World Music
Take at Cerritos College: MUS 101
Introduction to Asian American Literature
Take at Cerritos College: ENGL 237
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Cerritos College: ENGL 237 or ENGL 226 or ENGL 223
Critical Thinking
Take at Cerritos College: PHIL 160 or PHIL 106
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Cerritos College: ASAM 110
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Cerritos College: HIST 108 or CS 108
History of Philosophy
Take at Cerritos College: PHIL 140
Modern Europe
Take at Cerritos College: HIST 242
World History
Take at Cerritos College: HIST 246
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Cerritos College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Cerritos College: PHIL 100
The American People
Take at Cerritos College: HIST 102 or HIST 103
The American People
Take at Cerritos College: HIST 103
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Cerritos College: PHIL 102
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.