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Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. Transfer Requirements: Rancho Santiago College → UC San Diego

The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. major from Rancho Santiago College — i.e. exactly which Rancho Santiago College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Rancho Santiago College → UC San Diego)

MUS 1A
4 UC units
Fundamentals of Music
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MUS 111
TDAC 1
4 UC units
Introduction to Acting
Take at Rancho Santiago College: THEA 110
TDDM 1
4 UC units
Introduction to Dance Making
Take at Rancho Santiago College: DNCE 202B or DNCE 202A
TDGE 1
4 UC units
Introduction to Theatre
Take at Rancho Santiago College: THEA 100
COGS 1
4 UC units
Introduction to Cognitive Science
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
COGS 3
4 UC units
Introduction to Computing
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CMPR 100
CSE 8A
4 UC units
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Rancho Santiago College: CMPR 120
COGS 14A
4 UC units
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PSYC 219
POLI 5
4 UC units
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PSYC 60
4 UC units
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: STAT C1000 or PSYC 210 or STAT C1000H or STAT C1000E
VIS 10
4 UC units
Computing in the Arts Lecture Series
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
ECON 1
4 UC units
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ECON 121

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.