Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. Transfer Requirements: De Anza College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. major from De Anza College — i.e. exactly which De Anza College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (De Anza College → UC San Diego)
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at De Anza College: PSYC 2
Writing Fiction
Take at De Anza College: EWRT 40
Writing Poetry
Take at De Anza College: EWRT 41
Writing Nonfiction
Take at De Anza College: EWRT 42
Introduction to Acting
Take at De Anza College: THEA 20A
Introduction to Theatre
Take at De Anza College: THEA 1
Introduction to Cognitive Science
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Python
Take at De Anza College: CIS 40
Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Python
Take at De Anza College: CIS 41A
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at De Anza College: CIS 36A or CIS 40 or CIS 22A
Principles of Data Science
Take at De Anza College: CIS 11
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistics
Take at De Anza College: PSYC 15 or SOC 15 or MATH 17 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or POLI 20
Practice of Social Research
Take at De Anza College: SOC 14
Computing in the Arts Lecture Series
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at De Anza College: ECON 2 or ECON 2H
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.