Chinese A.B. Transfer Requirements: Pasadena City College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s Chinese A.B. major from Pasadena City College — i.e. exactly which Pasadena City College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Pasadena City College → UC Davis)
Accelerated Written Chinese I
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Accelerated Written Chinese II
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Mandarin for Cantonese Speakers II
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Mandarin for Cantonese Speakers III
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Mandarin for Cantonese Speakers I
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Elementary Chinese
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Intermediate Chinese
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Accelerated Written Chinese III
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Intermediate Chinese
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Intermediate Chinese
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Elementary Chinese
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Elementary Chinese
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Linguistics
Take at Pasadena City College: LING 010 or ENGL 010 or ANTH 005
History of East Asian Civilization
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Poetry
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 008 or ENGL 053
Masterworks of Japanese Literature (in English)
Take at Pasadena City College: JAPN 012
Introduction to Chinese Language & Culture
Take at Pasadena City College: CHIN 010
Great Books of China (in English)
Take at Pasadena City College: CHIN 012
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.