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Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Pasadena City College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Pasadena City College — i.e. exactly which Pasadena City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Pasadena City College → UC Santa Barbara)

FAMST 70
5 UC units
Media Criticism
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
FAMST 96
5 UC units
Advanced Film Analysis
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
ARTHI 6C
5 UC units
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Pasadena City College: ART 001B or ART 004D
ARTHI 6F
5 UC units
Survey: Architecture and Planning
Take at Pasadena City College: ARCH 024A or ARCH 024B
ARTHI 6G
5 UC units
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Pasadena City College: PHOT 010
BL ST 14
5 UC units
The History of Jazz
Take at Pasadena City College: MUSC 024A or MUSC 025
MUS 15
5 UC units
Music Appreciation
Take at Pasadena City College: MUSC 021
MUS 17
5 UC units
World Music
Take at Pasadena City College: MUSC 023
AS AM 5
5 UC units
Introduction to Asian American Literature
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 075 or ETH 075
BL ST 38A
5 UC units
Introduction to African-American Literature (Part I)
Take at Pasadena City College: ENGL 065 or ETH 065
ENGL 50
5 UC units
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Pasadena City College: ETH 085 or ENGL 085 or ENGL 075 or ETH 075 or ENGL 065 or ETH 065
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Pasadena City College: PHIL 030 or PHIL 033
AS AM 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Pasadena City College: HIST 071 or ETH 071
CH ST 1A
5 UC units
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Pasadena City College: HIST 081 or ETH 081
HIST 46B
5 UC units
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Pasadena City College: HIST 016
HIST 49B
5 UC units
Survey of African History
Take at Pasadena City College: HIST 027B
PHIL 20C
5 UC units
History of Philosophy
Take at Pasadena City College: PHIL 020B
HIST 4C
5 UC units
Modern Europe
Take at Pasadena City College: HIST 001B
HIST 2C
5 UC units
World History
Take at Pasadena City College: HIST 002B
BL ST 1
5 UC units
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Pasadena City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
CH ST 1C
5 UC units
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Pasadena City College: ETH 086 or ANTH 086
PHIL 1
5 UC units
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Pasadena City College: PHIL 001 or PHIL 001H
HIST 17B
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Pasadena City College: HIST 007BH or HIST 007B or HIST 007A or HIST 007AH
HIST 17C
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Pasadena City College: HIST 007BH or HIST 007B
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Pasadena City College: PHIL 007 or PHIL 003

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Film and Media Studies, B.A. from Pasadena City College to other UCs

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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.