Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. Transfer Requirements: MiraCosta College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. major from MiraCosta College — i.e. exactly which MiraCosta College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (MiraCosta College → UC San Diego)
Fundamentals of Music
Take at MiraCosta College: MUS 110
Introduction to Acting
Take at MiraCosta College: DRAM 130
Introduction to Dance Making
Take at MiraCosta College: DNCE 185
Introduction to Art-Making: Three-Dimensional Practices
Take at MiraCosta College: ART 201
Introduction to Cognitive Science
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Fluency in Information Technology
Take at MiraCosta College: CSIT 110 or CS 101
Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Python
Take at MiraCosta College: CS 138
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at MiraCosta College: CS 111 or CS 150
Principles of Data Science
Take at MiraCosta College: CSIT 123 or MATH 110
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistics
Take at MiraCosta College: SOC 125 or STAT C1000 or BTEC 180 or PSYC 104 or BUS 204 or PSYC 104H
Practice of Social Research
Take at MiraCosta College: PSYC 205 or SOC 205
Computing in the Arts Lecture Series
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at MiraCosta College: ECON 102
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.