Sociology, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Palomar College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Sociology, B.A. major from Palomar College — i.e. exactly which Palomar 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 (Palomar College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Palomar College: SOC 100
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Palomar College: GEOG 115 or ES 115
American Government and Politics
Take at Palomar College: POLS C1000
The American People
Take at Palomar College: HIST 101
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Palomar College: POSC 110
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Palomar College: ECON 101
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Palomar College: ANTH 105
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Palomar College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Palomar College: POSC 100 or POSC 103
People, Place and Environment
Take at Palomar College: GEOG 105
Critical Thinking
Take at Palomar College: PHIL 201 or PHIL 116
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Palomar College: PHIL 121
Introduction to Data Science 1
Take at Palomar College: CSIT 128
Understanding Data
Take at Palomar College: STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E or PSYC 205 or SOC 205 or SOC 180 or BUS 204
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Palomar College: STAT C1000E or PSYC 205 or SOC 205 or STAT C1000 or BUS 204 or SOC 180
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Palomar College: CS 100 or CS 102 or CS 101
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Palomar College: CS 140
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Palomar College: AAS 100
Introduction to African Studies
Take at Palomar College: ANTH 126
Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
Take at Palomar College: SOC 175
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at Palomar College: SOC 115
Latin American History: Independence and National Period
Take at Palomar College: HIST 151
Latin American History: Pre-Columbian and Colonial Periods
Take at Palomar College: HIST 150
Modern Europe
Take at Palomar College: HIST 106
The American People
Take at Palomar College: HIST 102
The American People
Take at Palomar College: HIST 101 or HIST 102
World History
Take at Palomar College: HIST 108
Logics of Sociological Inquiry
Take at Palomar College: SOC 210
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.