Global Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: San Diego Mesa College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Global Studies, B.A. major from San Diego Mesa College — i.e. exactly which San Diego Mesa College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
128 / 177
Admit GPA range
3.41 - 3.90
Required courses (San Diego Mesa College → UC Santa Barbara)
World History
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 100
World History
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 101 or HIST 100
World History
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 101
The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 105
Survey of African History
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BLAS 145B
Survey of African History
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BLAS 145A
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 130
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 105 or HIST 106
Modern Europe
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 106
The American People
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 110
The American People
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 110 or HIST 109
The American People
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 109
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at San Diego Mesa College: SUST 101
People, Place and Environment
Take at San Diego Mesa College: GEOG 102
Introduction to Sociology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: SOCO 101
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ECON 121
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at San Diego Mesa College: WMNS 101
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ANTH 103
Introduction to International Relations
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 140
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 103
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ECON 120
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
Don’t plan this alone.
Skyway builds your full term-by-term plan from these exact requirements + IGETC, checks your gaps, models your GPA, and an AI counselor answers anything — free.
Start my free plan →Global Studies, B.A. from San Diego Mesa College to other UCs
Global Studies, B.A. to UC Santa Barbara 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.