Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. Transfer Requirements: Rio Hondo College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. major from Rio Hondo College — i.e. exactly which Rio Hondo College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Rio Hondo College → UC San Diego)
Introduction to Acting
Take at Rio Hondo College: THTR 110
Introduction to Art-Making: Two-Dimensional Practices
Take at Rio Hondo College: ART 120
Introduction to Art-Making: Three-Dimensional Practices
Take at Rio Hondo College: ART 121
Introduction to Cognitive Science
No Rio Hondo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Python
Take at Rio Hondo College: CIT 127
Introduction to Computer Science and Object-Oriented Programming: Python
Take at Rio Hondo College: CIT 128 or CIT 127
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Rio Hondo College: CIT 135
Principles of Data Science
Take at Rio Hondo College: DSCI 100
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Rio Hondo College: PSY 200
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No Rio Hondo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Rio Hondo College: STAT C1000 or PSY 190
Practice of Social Research
Take at Rio Hondo College: PSY 200
Computing in the Arts Lecture Series
No Rio Hondo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Rio Hondo College: ECON 102
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.