Urban Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Berkeley
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Berkeley’s Urban Studies, B.A. major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica College courses satisfy each UC Berkeley major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
19 / 58
Admit GPA range
3.42 - 3.88
Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Berkeley)
Introduction to Statistics
Take at Santa Monica College: STAT C1000
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introductory Probability and Statistics for Business
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Economics
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 1 or ECON 2
Africa: History and Culture
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 38 or ANTHRO 20
African American Life and Culture in the United States
Take at Santa Monica College: SOCIOL 30
Introduction to American Studies
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
Take at Santa Monica College: ANTHRO 2
Introduction to Chicano History
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 43
Introduction to Global Studies
Take at Santa Monica College: GLOBAL 10 or GLOBAL 5 or POL SC 5 or ECON 5 or GLOBAL 11 or GEOG 11
The United States from Settlement to Civil War
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 11
The United States from Civil War to Present
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 12
Becoming Latin America, 1492 to 1824
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 5
Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to American Politics
Take at Santa Monica College: POLS C1000
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Santa Monica College: POL SC 2
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Santa Monica College: SOCIOL 1S or SOCIOL 1
Modern Latin America
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 19 or HIST 6
African History
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 38 or HIST 39
Environmental Issues
Take at Santa Monica College: BIOL 9
Foundations of Business
Take at Santa Monica College: BUS 1
Introduction to Global Studies
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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.