Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. Transfer Requirements: San Diego City College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. major from San Diego City College — i.e. exactly which San Diego City College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (San Diego City College → UC San Diego)
Introduction to Playwriting
Take at San Diego City College: DRAM 108
Fundamentals of Music
Take at San Diego City College: MUSI 150A
Introduction to Acting
Take at San Diego City College: DRAM 132
Introduction to Dance Making
Take at San Diego City College: DANC 253
Introduction to Theatre
Take at San Diego City College: DRAM 105
Introduction to Cognitive Science
No San Diego City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Python
Take at San Diego City College: CISC 179
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at San Diego City College: CISC 190
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at San Diego City College: PSYC 255
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No San Diego City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistics
Take at San Diego City College: PSYC 258 or MATH 115 or STAT C1000
Practice of Social Research
Take at San Diego City College: SOCO 220 or PSYC 255
Computing in the Arts Lecture Series
No San Diego City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Design Communication
No San Diego City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at San Diego City 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.