Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. Transfer Requirements: Diablo Valley College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. major from Diablo Valley College — i.e. exactly which Diablo Valley College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Diablo Valley College → UC San Diego)
Analysis of Media Forms and Cultures
Take at Diablo Valley College: FTVE 205
Writing Poetry
Take at Diablo Valley College: ENGL 224
Introduction to Acting
Take at Diablo Valley College: DRAMA 122
Introduction to Dance Making
Take at Diablo Valley College: DANCE 250
Introduction to Theatre
Take at Diablo Valley College: DRAMA 139 or ENGL 180
Introduction to Art-Making: Three-Dimensional Practices
Take at Diablo Valley College: ART 102
Introduction to Cognitive Science
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Fluency in Information Technology
Take at Diablo Valley College: COMSC 101
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Diablo Valley College: COMSC 110
Principles of Data Science
Take at Diablo Valley College: COMSC 156
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Diablo Valley College: PSYC 215
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Diablo Valley College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E or PSYC 214
Practice of Social Research
Take at Diablo Valley College: SOCIO 123
Computing in the Arts Lecture Series
No Diablo Valley College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Diablo Valley College: ECON 221
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.