Sociology, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Southwestern College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Sociology, B.A. major from Southwestern College — i.e. exactly which Southwestern College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
735 / 1005
Admit GPA range
3.41 - 3.89
Required courses (Southwestern College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Southwestern College: SOC 101
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 140 or BIOL 145
American Government and Politics
Take at Southwestern College: POLS C1000
The American People
Take at Southwestern College: HIST 100
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Southwestern College: PS 120
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Southwestern College: PS 104
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Southwestern College: ECON 101
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Southwestern College: ANTH 102
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Southwestern College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Southwestern College: PS 103
People, Place and Environment
Take at Southwestern College: GEOG 120
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Southwestern College: PHIL 120
Understanding Data
Take at Southwestern College: SOC 270 or PSYC 270 or SOC 280 or PSYC 280 or STAT C1000
Statistics for Life Sciences
Take at Southwestern College: BIOL 215
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Southwestern College: SOC 280 or PSYC 280 or PSYC 270 or SOC 270 or STAT C1000
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Southwestern College: HIST 141 or MAS 141
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Southwestern College: MAS 170
Global Feminisms and Social Justice
Take at Southwestern College: HUM 122
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Southwestern College: MAS 142 or HIST 142
Gender and Power: Introduction to Feminist Studies
Take at Southwestern College: HUM 120
Modern Europe
Take at Southwestern College: HIST 105
The American People
Take at Southwestern College: HIST 101
The American People
Take at Southwestern College: HIST 100 or HIST 101
World History
Take at Southwestern College: HIST 107
Logics of Sociological Inquiry
Take at Southwestern College: SOC 255
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.