Communication: Media Industries and Communication B.A. Transfer Requirements: Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara City College — i.e. exactly which Santa Barbara City College courses satisfy each UC San Diego major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Santa Barbara City College → UC San Diego)
Writing Fiction
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ENG 271F
Writing Poetry
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ENG 271P
Writing Nonfiction
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ENG 271NF or JOUR 271
Fundamentals of Music
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MUS 100
Introduction to Acting
Take at Santa Barbara City College: TA 111 or TA 112
Introduction to Design for the Theatre
Take at Santa Barbara City College: TA 227 or TA 120
Introduction to Theatre
Take at Santa Barbara City College: TA 103
Introduction to Cognitive Science
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Fluency in Information Technology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 101
Introduction to Programming and Computational Problem Solving I
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 104
Principles of Data Science
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 118 or MATH 118
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSY 200
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSY 150 or STAT C1000 or SOC 125
Practice of Social Research
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSY 200 or SOC 115
Computing in the Arts Lecture Series
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ECON 101
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.