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Political Science Transfer Requirements: San Diego Mesa CollegeUC Riverside

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Riverside’s Political Science (Public Service, B.A.) major from San Diego Mesa College — i.e. exactly which San Diego Mesa College courses satisfy each UC Riverside major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Transfer admit rate
93%
Admitted / applied
437 / 471
Admit GPA range
3.18 - 3.82
Requirements
7

Required courses (San Diego Mesa CollegeUC Riverside)

POSC 5
4 UC units
Modern Political Ideologies
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 101
POSC 7
5 UC units
Intro to Political Theory
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 101
POSC 15
5 UC units
Comparative Politics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 103
POSC 20
4 UC units
World Politics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 140
ECON 3
5 UC units
Intro to Microeconomics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ECON 121
POSC 10
5 UC units
American Politics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLS C1000
STAT 4
4 UC units
Elements of Data Science
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Political Science to UC Riverside from other colleges

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.