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Global Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Global Studies, B.A. major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Transfer admit rate
72%
Admitted / applied
128 / 177
Admit GPA range
3.41 - 3.90
Requirements
25

Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Santa Barbara)

HIST 2A
5 UC units
World History
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 33
HIST 2B
5 UC units
World History
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 34 or HIST 33
HIST 2C
5 UC units
World History
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 34
HIST 4A
5 UC units
The Ancient Mediterranean and West Asia
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 1
HIST 49B
5 UC units
Survey of African History
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 39
HIST 49A
5 UC units
Survey of African History
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 38
HIST 49C
5 UC units
Survey of African History
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 39
HIST 46B
5 UC units
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 22
HIST 4B
5 UC units
Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 1 or HIST 2
HIST 4C
5 UC units
Modern Europe
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 2
HIST 56
5 UC units
Introduction to Mexican History
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 19
HIST 17C
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 12
HIST 17B
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 12 or HIST 11
HIST 17A
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 11
GLOBL 1
5 UC units
Global History, Culture and Ideology
Take at Santa Monica College: GLOBAL 10
GLOBL 2
5 UC units
Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 5 or POL SC 5 or GLOBAL 5
ENV S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 7 or ENVRN 7
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 2
SOC 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Santa Monica College: SOCIOL 1
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 1
FEMST 20
5 UC units
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at Santa Monica College: WGS 10
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Santa Monica College: ANTHRO 2
POL S 7
5 UC units
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Santa Monica College: POL SC 7
POL S 6
5 UC units
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Santa Monica College: POL SC 2
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 2

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Global Studies, B.A. from Santa Monica College to other UCs

Global Studies, B.A. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges

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.