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Art and Design: Games and Playable Media B.A. Transfer Requirements: Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Cruz

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

Required courses (Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Cruz)

ART 10F
5 UC units
4D Foundation
Take at Rancho Santiago College: DM 113
THEA 20
5 UC units
Introductory Studies in Acting
Take at Rancho Santiago College: THEA 110
MUSC 14
5 UC units
Beginning Western Theory and Musicianship
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MUS 110
MUSC 30A
5 UC units
Theory, Literature, and Musicianship I
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MUS 111
THEA 10
5 UC units
Introduction to Theater Design and Technology
Take at Rancho Santiago College: THEA 131
THEA 30
5 UC units
Introduction to Dance Theory and Technique
Take at Rancho Santiago College: DNCE 206B or DNCE 206A
ART 20K
5 UC units
Introduction to New Media and Digital Artmaking
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
ART 20I
5 UC units
Introduction to Photography
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHOT 180
ART 80T
5 UC units
Digital Tools for Contemporary Art Practice
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ART 195 or DM 195
ART 10D
5 UC units
2D Foundation
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ART 110
ART 20L
5 UC units
Introduction to Drawing
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ART 130 or ART 230 or ART 233
ART 10E
5 UC units
3D Foundation
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ART 111

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.