Sociology, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Fresno City College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Sociology, 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).
Admitted / applied
735 / 1005
Admit GPA range
3.41 - 3.89
Required courses (Fresno City College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Fresno City College: SOC 1AH or SOC 1A
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Fresno City College: GEOL 12
American Government and Politics
Take at Fresno City College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
The American People
Take at Fresno City College: HIST 11
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Fresno City College: POLS 3
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Fresno City College: POLS 24
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Fresno City College: ECON 50H or ECON 50
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Fresno City College: ANTHRO 2 or ANTHRO 2H
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Fresno City College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Fresno City College: POLS 5
People, Place and Environment
Take at Fresno City College: GEOG 2
Critical Thinking
Take at Fresno City College: PHIL 6
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Fresno City College: PHIL 1C or PHIL 1CH
Understanding Data
Take at Fresno City College: STAT C1000 or DS 23 or MATH 42 or PSYC 42 or STAT C1000H or DS 23L
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Fresno City College: MATH 42 or PSYC 42 or DS 23 or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000 or DS 23L
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Fresno City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Critical Race Theory
Take at Fresno City College: AFRAM 2
Blacks and Western Civilization
Take at Fresno City College: AFRAM 5
Women of Color: Race, Class, and Ethnicity
Take at Fresno City College: WSTS 24 or CLS 24 or AFRAM 41 or WSTS 41
The Civil Rights Movement
Take at Fresno City College: AFRAM 34 or HIST 34
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Fresno City College: CLS 11
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Fresno City College: WSTS 24 or CLS 24
Introduction to African Studies
Take at Fresno City College: AFRAM 4
Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
Take at Fresno City College: WSTS 47
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at Fresno City College: WSTS 10
Modern Europe
Take at Fresno City College: HIST 2
The American People
Take at Fresno City College: HIST 12 or HIST 12H
The American People
Take at Fresno City College: HIST 11 or HIST 12 or HIST 12H
World History
Take at Fresno City College: HIST 23
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.