Sociology, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Norco College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Sociology, B.A. major from Norco College — i.e. exactly which Norco 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 (Norco College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Norco College: SOC 1 or SOC 1H
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Norco College: BIO 19
American Government and Politics
Take at Norco College: POLS C1000 or POLS C1000H
The American People
Take at Norco College: HIS 6H or HIS 6
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Norco College: POLS 11
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Norco College: POLS 4 or POLS 4H
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Norco College: ECO 7 or ECO 7H
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Norco College: ANT 2
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Norco College: PSYC C1000H or PSYC C1000
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Norco College: POLS 2
People, Place and Environment
Take at Norco College: GEG 2
Critical Thinking
Take at Norco College: PHI 32 or MAT 32
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Norco College: PHI 12
Understanding Data
Take at Norco College: MAT 70B or PSYC 48 or SOC 48 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or STAT 13
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Norco College: STAT C1000 or SOC 48 or PSYC 48 or STAT C1000H or MAT 70B or STAT 13
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Norco College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Critical Race Theory
Take at Norco College: SOC 10 or SOC 10H
Women of Color: Race, Class, and Ethnicity
Take at Norco College: ETS 7
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Norco College: HIS 31 or ETS 2
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at Norco College: SOC 15
The American People
Take at Norco College: HIS 7 or HIS 7H
The American People
Take at Norco College: HIS 6 or HIS 6H or HIS 7H or HIS 7
World History
Take at Norco College: HIS 2
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.