Sociology, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Santa Barbara City College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Sociology, B.A. major from Santa Barbara City College — i.e. exactly which Santa Barbara City 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 (Santa Barbara City College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 101 or SOC 101H
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ERTH 115 or ENVS 115
American Government and Politics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS C1000
The American People
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 101
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS 132
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS 121 or POLS 121H
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ECON 102H or ECON 102
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ANTH 103 or ANTH 109 or ANTH 103H
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS 131
People, Place and Environment
Take at Santa Barbara City College: GEOG 105 or ERTH 142 or GEOG 102
Introduction to the Social and Cultural Environment
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ENVS 112 or HIST 112
Critical Thinking
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHIL 205
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHIL 101 or PHIL 101H
Introduction to Data Science 1
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CS 118 or MATH 118
Understanding Data
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 125 or PSY 150 or CS 118 or MATH 118 or MATH 117A or MATH 117B or STAT C1000
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 125 or STAT C1000 or PSY 150 or MATH 117A or MATH 117B
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Critical Race Theory
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ETHS 107 or SOC 107
Women of Color: Race, Class, and Ethnicity
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ETHS 121
The Civil Rights Movement
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BLST 102 or BLST 102H
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHST 102 or CHST 101
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHST 121
American Migration Since 1965: Asians and Others in the United States
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ASAM 102
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ASAM 101
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHST 103
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 127
Modern Europe
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 113H or HIST 104
The American People
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 102 or HIST 102H
The American People
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 102 or HIST 101 or HIST 102H
World History
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 108
Logics of Sociological Inquiry
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 115
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.