Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Fresno City College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Fresno City College — i.e. exactly which Fresno City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Fresno City College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Cinema
Take at Fresno City College: FILM 1
Media Criticism
No Fresno City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Fresno City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Fresno City College: ART 70 or ART 6H or ART 6
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Fresno City College: PHOTO 3
The History of Jazz
Take at Fresno City College: MUS 16 or AFRAM 15
Music Appreciation
Take at Fresno City College: MUS 12
World Music
Take at Fresno City College: MUS 15
Introduction to Asian American Literature
Take at Fresno City College: ENGL 20
Introduction to African-American Literature (Part I)
Take at Fresno City College: ENGL 17 or AFRAM 17
Major Works in European Literature
Take at Fresno City College: ENGL 44A
Major Works in European Literature
Take at Fresno City College: ENGL 44A or ENGL 44B
Major Works in European Literature
Take at Fresno City College: ENGL 44B
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Fresno City College: ENGL 17 or AFRAM 17 or CLS 21
Critical Thinking
Take at Fresno City College: PHIL 6
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Fresno City College: CLS 11
History of Philosophy
Take at Fresno City College: PHIL 3B
Introduction to African Studies
Take at Fresno City College: AFRAM 4
Modern Europe
Take at Fresno City College: HIST 2
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Fresno City College: WSTS 24 or CLS 24
World History
Take at Fresno City College: HIST 23
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Fresno City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Fresno City College: PHIL 1AH or PHIL 1A
The American People
Take at Fresno City College: HIST 11 or HIST 12 or HIST 12H
Introduction to American Religion
Take at Fresno City College: HIST 25
The American People
Take at Fresno City College: HIST 12 or HIST 12H
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Fresno City College: PHIL 1C or PHIL 1CH
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
Don’t plan this alone.
Skyway builds your full term-by-term plan from these exact requirements + IGETC, checks your gaps, models your GPA, and an AI counselor answers anything — free.
Start my free plan →Film and Media Studies, B.A. from Fresno City College to other UCs
Film and Media Studies, B.A. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges
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.