Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. Transfer Requirements: Palomar College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. major from Palomar College — i.e. exactly which Palomar College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Palomar College → UC San Diego)
Analysis of Media Forms and Cultures
Take at Palomar College: CINE 120
Digital Media Literacy: Analyzing Forms, Practices, and Infrastructures of Mediated Public Life
Take at Palomar College: COMM 100
Promotional Communication
Take at Palomar College: COMM 104
Fundamentals of Music
Take at Palomar College: MUS 110 or MUS 111
Introduction to Acting
Take at Palomar College: TA 115
Introduction to Dance Making
Take at Palomar College: DNCE 145 or DNCE 146
Introduction to Art-Making: Two-Dimensional Practices
Take at Palomar College: ART 104
Introduction to Art-Making: Three-Dimensional Practices
Take at Palomar College: ART 105
Introduction to Cognitive Science
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Python
Take at Palomar College: CSIT 175
Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Python
Take at Palomar College: CSIT 275
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Palomar College: CSIT 175
Principles of Data Science
Take at Palomar College: CSIT 128
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Palomar College: PSYC 230
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Palomar College: STAT C1000E or BUS 204 or PSYC 205 or SOC 205 or STAT C1000 or SOC 180
Practice of Social Research
Take at Palomar College: PSYC 230 or SOC 210
Computing in the Arts Lecture Series
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Design Communication
Take at Palomar College: ARTD 150
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Palomar 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.