International Development Studies Transfer Requirements: Santa Barbara City College → UCLA
The official course articulation for transferring into UCLA’s International Development Studies (B.A.) major from Santa Barbara City College — i.e. exactly which Santa Barbara City College courses satisfy each UCLA major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
16 / 50
Admit GPA range
3.80 - 3.98
Required courses (Santa Barbara City College → UCLA)
CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ANTH 103
Colonial Latin America
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 133
Modern Latin America
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 133
Contemporary World History, 1760 to Present
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 108
Introduction to Gender Studies
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 127
Introduction to Globalization
Take at Santa Barbara City College: GLST 101
Introduction to International and Area Studies
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
World Politics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS 121H or POLS 121
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: POLS 131
Introductory Sociology
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 101H or SOC 101
Cultural Geography
Take at Santa Barbara City College: GEOG 102
People and Earth's Ecosystems
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ENVS 110
World Regions: Concepts and Contemporary Issues
Take at Santa Barbara City College: GEOG 104
Introduction to Sociological Research Methods
Take at Santa Barbara City College: SOC 115
Using Data to Learn about Society: Introduction to Empirical Research and Statistics
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Probability and Statistics for Economists
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Historical Practice
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Data Analysis
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MATH 118 or CS 118
Globalization: Regional Development and World Economy
Take at Santa Barbara City College: GEOG 105 or ERTH 142
Principles of Economics(Macroeconomics)
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ECON 102H or ECON 102
Principles of Economics(Microeconomics)
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ECON 101H or 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.