Sociology, B.A. Transfer Requirements: City College of San Francisco → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Sociology, 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).
Admitted / applied
735 / 1005
Admit GPA range
3.41 - 3.89
Required courses (City College of San Francisco → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Sociology
Take at City College of San Francisco: SOC 1
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at City College of San Francisco: ENVS 31
American Government and Politics
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS C1000
The American People
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 17A
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS 3
Introduction to International Relations
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS 5
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at City College of San Francisco: ECON 1
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at City College of San Francisco: ANTH 3
Introduction to Psychology
Take at City College of San Francisco: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS 2
People, Place and Environment
Take at City College of San Francisco: GEOG 4
Critical Thinking
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHIL 12A or PHIL 40
Introduction to Ethics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHIL 2
Understanding Data
Take at City College of San Francisco: STAT C1000 or LALS 5 or PSYC 5 or ECON 5
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at City College of San Francisco: LALS 5 or ECON 5 or STAT C1000 or PSYC 5
Introduction to African-American Studies
No City College of San Francisco equivalent — complete after transfer.
Critical Race Theory
Take at City College of San Francisco: IDST 37 or ETHN 37
Women of Color: Race, Class, and Ethnicity
Take at City College of San Francisco: LALS 10 or AFAM 60 or ASAM 35
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 21
Introduction to Asian American Gender and Sexuality
Take at City College of San Francisco: ASAM 35
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at City College of San Francisco: LALS 10
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at City College of San Francisco: ASAM 20 or ASAM 1
Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
Take at City College of San Francisco: LGBT 5
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at City College of San Francisco: WGST 25
Modern Europe
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 4B
The American People
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 17B
The American People
Take at City College of San Francisco: HIST 17B or HIST 17A
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.