Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Orange Coast College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Orange Coast College — i.e. exactly which Orange Coast College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Orange Coast College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No Orange Coast College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Orange Coast College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Survey: Architecture and Planning
Take at Orange Coast College: ARCH A296 or ARCH A290 or ARCH A296H or ARCH A290H
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Orange Coast College: PHOT A230 or PHOT A130
The History of Jazz
Take at Orange Coast College: MUS A143
Music Appreciation
Take at Orange Coast College: MUS A105 or MUS A100
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Orange Coast College: ENGL A152H or ENGL A152
Critical Thinking
Take at Orange Coast College: PHIL A220 or MATH A220
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Orange Coast College: ETHS A115
The Middle East from Muhammad to the Nineteenth Century
Take at Orange Coast College: HIST A151
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Orange Coast College: HIST A152
History of Philosophy
Take at Orange Coast College: PHIL A140
Modern Europe
Take at Orange Coast College: HIST A185H or HIST A185
World History
Take at Orange Coast College: HIST A162H or HIST A162
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Orange Coast College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Orange Coast College: PHIL A100 or PHIL A100H
The American People
Take at Orange Coast College: HIST A170 or HIST A170H or HIST A175H or HIST A175
The American People
Take at Orange Coast College: HIST A175 or HIST A175H
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Orange Coast College: PHIL A120
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.