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Theater, B.F.A. - Acting Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Theater, B.F.A. - Acting Emphasis 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
58%
Admitted / applied
66 / 114
Admit GPA range
3.53 - 3.93
Requirements
16

Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Santa Barbara)

DANCE 43B
2 UC units
Beginning Street Dance Forms
Take at Santa Monica College: DANCE 12
DANCE 43A
2 UC units
Beginning Street Dance Forms
Take at Santa Monica College: DANCE 11
DANCE 43C
2 UC units
Beginning Street Dance Forms
Take at Santa Monica College: DANCE 13
THTR 5
3 UC units
Introduction to Acting
Take at Santa Monica College: TH ART 41
THTR 10A
2 UC units
Movement for the Stage
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
THTR 10B
2 UC units
Movement for the Stage
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
THTR 10C
2 UC units
Movement for the Stage
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
THTR 11A
2 UC units
Voice Laboratory
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
THTR 11B
2 UC units
Voice Laboratory
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
THTR 11C
2 UC units
Voice Laboratory
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
THTR 15A
4 UC units
Fundamentals of Acting
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
THTR 15B
4 UC units
Fundamentals of Acting
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
THTR 15C
4 UC units
Fundamentals of Acting
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
THTR 29B
1 UC units
Lighting Practicum
Take at Santa Monica College: TH ART 22 or TH ART 23
THTR 29C
1 UC units
Costume Practicum
Take at Santa Monica College: TH ART 26
THTR 49
6 UC units
Theater Workshop
Take at Santa Monica College: TH ART 54 or TH ART 52 or MUSIC 52 or TH ART 50

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Theater, B.F.A. - Acting Emphasis 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.