Sociology, B.A. Transfer Requirements: San Diego Mesa College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Sociology, 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
735 / 1005
Admit GPA range
3.41 - 3.89
Required courses (San Diego Mesa College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Sociology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: SOCO 101
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 120
American Government and Politics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLS C1000
The American People
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 109
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 124
Introduction to International Relations
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 140
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ECON 120
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ANTH 103
Introduction to Psychology
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 103
People, Place and Environment
Take at San Diego Mesa College: GEOG 102
Critical Thinking
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHIL 101 or PHIL 100
Introduction to Ethics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHIL 102B
Understanding Data
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 201 or PSYC 258 or STAT C1000 or BUSE 115
Statistics for Life Sciences
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BIOL 200
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at San Diego Mesa College: POLI 201 or BIOL 200 or PSYC 258 or STAT C1000 or BUSE 115
Introduction to African-American Studies
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Critical Race Theory
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BLAS 175
Mass Media, Blackness and the Politics of Representation
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BLAS 150
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHIC 110B or CHIC 141B or CHIC 110A or CHIC 141A
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHIC 170
Global Feminisms and Social Justice
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at San Diego Mesa College: AAPI 124 or HIST 123
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHIC 210
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at San Diego Mesa College: WMNS 101
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
World History
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 101
Logics of Sociological Inquiry
Take at San Diego Mesa College: SOCO 220
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.