Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Chaffey College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Chaffey College — i.e. exactly which Chaffey College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Chaffey College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Cinema
Take at Chaffey College: CINEMA 25
Media Criticism
No Chaffey College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Chaffey College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Chaffey College: ARTH 5
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Chaffey College: PHOTO 1
The History of Jazz
Take at Chaffey College: MUSIC 21
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at Chaffey College: DANCE 1
Music Appreciation
Take at Chaffey College: MUSIC 4
World Music
Take at Chaffey College: MUSIC 26
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Chaffey College: ENGL 76 or ENGL 74 or ENGL 77
Critical Thinking
Take at Chaffey College: PHIL 76 or PHIL 75
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Chaffey College: ETHN 5
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Chaffey College: HIST 70 or HIST 71 or SOC 25
The Middle East from Muhammad to the Nineteenth Century
Take at Chaffey College: HIST 7
History of Philosophy
Take at Chaffey College: PHIL 78
Modern Europe
Take at Chaffey College: HIST 6
World History
Take at Chaffey College: HIST 2
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Chaffey College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Chaffey College: PHIL 70
The American People
Take at Chaffey College: HIST 18 or HIST 17
The American People
Take at Chaffey College: HIST 18
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Chaffey College: PHIL 72
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.