Sociology, B.A. Transfer Requirements: De Anza College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Sociology, B.A. major from De Anza College — i.e. exactly which De Anza College 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 (De Anza College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Sociology
Take at De Anza College: SOC 1
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at De Anza College: ESCI 1 or ESCI 19
American Government and Politics
Take at De Anza College: POLS C1000 or POLS C1000H
The American People
Take at De Anza College: HIST 17AH or HIST 17A
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at De Anza College: POLI 5
Introduction to International Relations
Take at De Anza College: POLI 3
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at De Anza College: ECON 1 or ECON 1H
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at De Anza College: ANTH 2 or ANTH 2H
Introduction to Psychology
Take at De Anza College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at De Anza College: POLI 2
People, Place and Environment
Take at De Anza College: GEO 4
Critical Thinking
Take at De Anza College: PHIL 7 or PHIL 7H
Introduction to Ethics
Take at De Anza College: PHIL 8H or PHIL 8
Understanding Data
Take at De Anza College: STAT C1000H or MATH 23 or MATH 17 or SOC 15 or PSYC 15 or STAT C1000 or POLI 20
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at De Anza College: STAT C1000 or MATH 17 or SOC 15 or PSYC 15 or MATH 23 or STAT C1000H or POLI 20
Introduction to African-American Studies
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Critical Race Theory
Take at De Anza College: CETH 11
Women of Color: Race, Class, and Ethnicity
Take at De Anza College: CETH 8 or WMST 8
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at De Anza College: CHLX 10 or CHLX 12
Introduction to Asian American Gender and Sexuality
Take at De Anza College: ASAM 22 or WMST 22
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at De Anza College: CHLX 26 or WMST 26
Global Feminisms and Social Justice
Take at De Anza College: WMST 24
American Migration Since 1965: Asians and Others in the United States
Take at De Anza College: ASAM 10
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at De Anza College: ASAM 1
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at De Anza College: CHLX 11 or CHLX 13
Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
Take at De Anza College: ICS 26
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at De Anza College: WMST 1
Modern Europe
Take at De Anza College: HIST 6C or HIST 6CH
The American People
Take at De Anza College: HIST 17C or HIST 17CH
The American People
Take at De Anza College: HIST 17B or HIST 17BH
World History
Take at De Anza College: HIST 3CH or HIST 3C
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.