International Relations A.B. Transfer Requirements: Southwestern College → UC Davis
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Davis’s International Relations A.B. major from Southwestern College — i.e. exactly which Southwestern College courses satisfy each UC Davis major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Southwestern College → UC Davis)
Elementary Statistics
Take at Southwestern College: SOC 270 or PSYC 270 or STAT C1000
Introduction to Social Statistics
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Southwestern College: PS 103
International Relations
Take at Southwestern College: PS 104
World History III
Take at Southwestern College: HIST 107
History of Western Civilization
Take at Southwestern College: HIST 105
Principles of Macroeconomics
Take at Southwestern College: ECON 101
Elementary Chinese
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Elementary Chinese
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Elementary Chinese
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Intermediate Chinese
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Intermediate Chinese
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Intermediate Chinese
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Accelerated Intensive Elementary Chinese
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Mandarin for Cantonese Speakers I
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Mandarin for Cantonese Speakers II
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Mandarin for Cantonese Speakers III
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Accelerated Written Chinese I
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Accelerated Written Chinese II
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Accelerated Written Chinese III
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Intermediate French
Take at Southwestern College: FREN 201
Elementary German
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Elementary German
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Elementary German
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Intermediate German
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Intermediate German
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Intermediate Italian
Take at Southwestern College: ITAL 201
Intermediate Italian
Take at Southwestern College: ITAL 202
Elementary Italian
Take at Southwestern College: ITAL 101
Elementary Italian
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Elementary Italian
Take at Southwestern College: ITAL 102
Italian Conversation
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Italian Conversation
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Elementary Japanese
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Elementary Japanese
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Elementary Japanese
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Intermediate Japanese
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Intermediate Japanese
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Intermediate Japanese
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Accelerated Intensive Elementary Japanese
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Intermediate Spanish
Take at Southwestern College: SPAN 201
Intermediate Spanish
Take at Southwestern College: SPAN 202
Cultural Anthropology
Take at Southwestern College: ANTH 102
Principles of Microeconomics
Take at Southwestern College: ECON 102
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.