Art and Design: Games and Playable Media B.A. Transfer Requirements: West Valley College → UC Santa Cruz
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Cruz’s Art and Design: Games and Playable Media B.A. major from West Valley College — i.e. exactly which West Valley College courses satisfy each UC Santa Cruz major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (West Valley College → UC Santa Cruz)
Introductory Studies in Acting
Take at West Valley College: THEA 007A or THEA 020A or THEA 020C or THEA 070C or THEA 020D or THEA 070D or THEA 040B or THEA 070A or THEA 070B or THEA 020B or THEA 040A or THEA 040C
Beginning Western Theory and Musicianship
Take at West Valley College: MUSC 005
Theory, Literature, and Musicianship I
Take at West Valley College: MUSC 003A
Introduction to Theater Design and Technology
Take at West Valley College: THEA 002A
Introduction to Dance Theory and Technique
Take at West Valley College: DANC 023 or DANC 022
Introduction to New Media and Digital Artmaking
Take at West Valley College: ARTS 055
Introduction to Photography
Take at West Valley College: ARTS 062A or ARTS 062B
Introduction to Production Technique
Take at West Valley College: THEA 005A or THEA 005B
2D Foundation
Take at West Valley College: ARTS 033A
Introduction to Drawing
Take at West Valley College: ARTS 031A
3D Foundation
Take at West Valley College: ARTS 081
Introduction to Sculpture and Public Art
Take at West Valley College: ARTS 085A or ARTS 085B
Introduction to 3D Modeling
Take at West Valley College: ARTS 057A
Introduction to 3D Animation
Take at West Valley College: ARTS 057B
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.