American Studies A.B. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s American Studies A.B. major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Davis)
Cultural Anthropology
Take at Santa Monica College: ANTHRO 2
Food in American Culture
Take at Santa Monica College: NUTR 7
Freshman Seminar
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Historical Experience of Asian Americans
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 62
African-American Culture & Society
Take at Santa Monica College: SOCIOL 30
Introduction to Literature
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Literatures in English I: To 1700
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL 5
Literatures in English II: 1700-1900
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL 6 or ENGL 7
Literatures in English III: 1900 to Present
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL 8
History of the United States
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 11
Women & Gender in America, to 1865
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 52
Women & Gender in America, 1865-Present
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 52
History of the United States
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 12
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.