Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: City College of San Francisco → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from City College of San Francisco — i.e. exactly which City College of San Francisco courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (City College of San Francisco → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No City College of San Francisco equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No City College of San Francisco equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
No City College of San Francisco equivalent — complete after transfer.
Survey: Architecture and Planning
Take at City College of San Francisco: ARCH 31B or ARCH 31A
The History of Jazz
Take at City College of San Francisco: MUS 23
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at City College of San Francisco: DANC 30
Music Appreciation
Take at City College of San Francisco: MUS 27A
Critical Thinking
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHIL 12A or PHIL 40
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at City College of San Francisco: ASAM 20 or ASAM 1
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 21
History of Philosophy
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHIL 25C
Modern Europe
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 4B
Introduction to Asian American Popular Culture
Take at City College of San Francisco: ASAM 10
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at City College of San Francisco: LALS 10
Introduction to African-American Studies
No City College of San Francisco equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHIL 4
The American People
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 17B or HIST 17A
Introduction to the Study of Religion
Take at City College of San Francisco: HUM 8
The American People
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 17B
Introduction to Ethics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHIL 2
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.