Global Studies Transfer Requirements: Santa Monica College → UCLA
The official course articulation for transferring into UCLA’s Global Studies (B.A.) major from Santa Monica College — i.e. exactly which Santa Monica College courses satisfy each UCLA major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
63 / 152
Admit GPA range
3.66 - 3.93
Required courses (Santa Monica College → UCLA)
World Politics
Take at Santa Monica College: POL SC 7
Introductory Sociology
Take at Santa Monica College: SOCIOL 1 or SOCIOL 1S
Contemporary World History, 1760 to Present
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 34
Introduction to Political Theory
Take at Santa Monica College: POL SC 51 or PHILOS 51
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Santa Monica College: POL SC 2
Introduction to Western Civilization: Circa 1715 to Present
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 2
Introduction to Statistical Reasoning
Take at Santa Monica College: STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistical Methods for Geography and Environmental Studies
Take at Santa Monica College: STAT C1000
Introduction to Statistical Methods for Life and Health Sciences
Take at Santa Monica College: STAT C1000
Principles of Economics(Microeconomics)
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 1
Principles of Economics(Macroeconomics)
Take at Santa Monica College: ECON 2
People and Earth's Ecosystems
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 7 or ENVRN 7 or BIOL 9
World Regions: Concepts and Contemporary Issues
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 11 or GLOBAL 11
Culture and Communication
Take at Santa Monica College: ANTHRO 7
Cultural Geography
Take at Santa Monica College: GEOG 2
Colonialism and Resistance
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Take at Santa Monica College: ANTHRO 2
Introduction to Gender Studies
Take at Santa Monica College: WGS 10 or WGS 20
History of Asian Americans
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 62
Introduction to Chicana/Chicano Studies: Social Structure and Contemporary Conditions
Take at Santa Monica College: SOCIOL 31
Contemporary Asian American Communities
Take at Santa Monica College: SOCIOL 32
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.