Urban Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Diablo Valley College → UC Berkeley
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Berkeley’s Urban Studies, B.A. major from Diablo Valley College — i.e. exactly which Diablo Valley College courses satisfy each UC Berkeley major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
19 / 58
Admit GPA range
3.42 - 3.88
Required courses (Diablo Valley College → UC Berkeley)
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Diablo Valley College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000 or BUS 240 or PSYC 214
Foundations of Data Science
Take at Diablo Valley College: COMSC 156
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introductory Probability and Statistics for Business
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Economics
Take at Diablo Valley College: ECON 221 or ECON 220 or ECON 200
Introduction to Economics, Lecture Format
Take at Diablo Valley College: ECON 220 or ECON 221 or ECON 200
Introduction to Environmental Design
Take at Diablo Valley College: ARCHI 120
Introduction to Visual Representation and Drawing
Take at Diablo Valley College: ARCHI 131 or ARCHI 130
Introduction to Design
Take at Diablo Valley College: ARCHI 220 or ARCHI 121
African American Life and Culture in the United States
Take at Diablo Valley College: HIST 128
Introduction to American Studies
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
Take at Diablo Valley College: ANTHR 130
Introduction to the History of Asians in the United States
Take at Diablo Valley College: HIST 129
Asian American Communities and Race Relations
Take at Diablo Valley College: HIST 129
Introduction to Chicano History
Take at Diablo Valley College: HIST 125
Latino Politics
Take at Diablo Valley College: POLS 122
A Comparative Survey of Racial and Ethnic Groups in the U.S.
Take at Diablo Valley College: SOCIO 131 or SOCIO 135 or ETHN 101
Introduction to Global Studies
Take at Diablo Valley College: GEOG 135
Gender, Sexuality, and Race in Global Political Issues
Take at Diablo Valley College: SOCIO 124
Gender in American Culture
Take at Diablo Valley College: SOCIO 124
The United States from Settlement to Civil War
Take at Diablo Valley College: HIST 120 or HIST 170 or HIST 127
The United States from Civil War to Present
Take at Diablo Valley College: HIST 129 or HIST 121 or HIST 125 or HIST 171 or HIST 128 or SOCSC 111
Becoming Latin America, 1492 to 1824
Take at Diablo Valley College: HIST 135
Native Americans in North America 1900-Present
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Diablo Valley College: POLS C1000 or POLS 122
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Diablo Valley College: POLS 220 or POLS 120
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Diablo Valley College: SOCIO 120
California
Take at Diablo Valley College: HIST 124
Modern Latin America
Take at Diablo Valley College: HIST 136
Literature of American Cultures
Take at Diablo Valley College: ENGL 168
Environmental Issues
Take at Diablo Valley College: BIOSC 170
Alternative Sexual Identities and Communities in Contemporary American Society
Take at Diablo Valley College: SOCSC 130
Foundations of Business
Take at Diablo Valley College: BUS 109
Introduction to Global Studies
Take at Diablo Valley College: GEOG 135
The Urban Experience
Take at Diablo Valley College: SOCIO 131
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.