Data Science B.S. Transfer Requirements: Santa Barbara City College → UC San Diego
The official course articulation for transferring into UC San Diego’s Data Science B.S. 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)
Practice of Social Research
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSY 200 or SOC 115
The Cell
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BIOL 103 or BIOL 101 or BIOL 102
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BIOL 103 or BIOL 102 or BIOL 101
Political Inquiry
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Data Analytics for the Social Sciences
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Principles of Macroeconomics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ECON 102
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ECON 101
Introduction to Research Methods
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSY 200
Introduction to Statistical Analysis
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSY 150 or STAT C1000
Linear Algebra
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 210
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 160
Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 200
Calculus for Science and Engineering
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 150
Data Structures and Algorithms for Data Science
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 106
Programming and Basic Data Structures for Data Science
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 104
Principles of Data Science
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 118 or MATH 118
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.