Revised: 1/25/12
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE TRANSFER CURRICULUM GUIDE
COMMUNICATIONS
LOWER DIVISION MAJOR REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER
The following courses should be taken at OCC prior to transfer. Courses not offered at OCC will need to be taken after transfer. Four-year
colleges and universities often make changes in their requirements for majors. The information contained in this guide is based on the most
recent information available from the four-year school and does not constitute an official agreement. Recent updates to this Guide can be
found on the Transfer Center website at: www.occ.cccd.edu/departments/studentsvcs/transferctr
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MEDIA STUDIES
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION
UCB
HISTORY 7B
POL SCI 1
MEDIAST 10
One course from:
ANTHRO 3
ECON 1
PSYCH 1
SOCIOL 1
SOCIOL 3
UCSB
COMM 1
COMM 87
COMM 88, 89
OCC
HIST 175(or 175H)
PSCI 180(or 180H)
No Equivalent Course
One course from:
ANTH 100(or 100H)
ECON 170 & 175 (= one course)
PSYC 100 or 185
SOC 180(or 180H)
No Equivalent Course
Notes: Complete as many lower division major requirements as
possible before transfer. Strength of academic preparation and
GPA are the primary selection criteria for admission. AP scores
cannot be used to satisfy major prerequisites. Students with 70
units or more and a GPA below 3.2 must submit a graded research
paper (minimum 5 pages) with their departmental application.
(1/12:A11-12)
OCC
No Equivalent Course
MATH 160(or 160H) or PSYC 160
No Equivalent Courses
Note: Students are admitted as pre-Communication majors and
must complete COMM 1, 87, 88 and 89 after transfer with a 3.0
GPA before being accepted into the major. Admission to the premajor does not guarantee admission to the major regardless of
the number of communication units taken. Students are strongly
advised to complete as many major prep courses as possible
prior to transfer.
(1/11:A10-11)
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATIONS
Option: Advertising
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Advertising.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATIONS STUDIES
UCLA
COMM ST 10
COMM ST 1
ANTHRO 33 or
COMM ST M70 or
LING 1 or
SOCIOL 24
Statistics
Three courses from:
PSYCH 10
SOCIOL 1
POL SCI 40
ECON 1
OCC
No Equivalent Course
CMST 110
No Equivalent Course or
No Equivalent Courses or
No Equivalent Course or
No Equivalent Course
MATH 160(or 160H)
Three courses from:
PSYC 100
SOC 180(or 180H)
PSCI 180(or 180H)
ECON 170
Notes: This major is highly selective and enrollment is very limited.
A minimum UC-transferable cumulative GPA of 3.5 is required.
Completion of the courses listed above prior to transfer is highly
recommended. All courses must be taken for a letter grade. AP
credit may be used for Statistics (score of 3 or higher), Psychology
(score of 4 or higher) and Micro/Macro economics (score of 4 or
higher).
(1/12:A11-12)
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATIONS
Option: Journalism
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Journalism.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATIONS
Option: Entertainment Studies
OCC
CSUF
COMM 101
JOUR 110
COMM 233
CMST 180 100
Notes: Major courses cannot be used to meet both general
education and major requirements. It is imperative that you see
the CSU Fullerton catalog under “Department of
Communications” for additional requirements.
(1/11:A11-12)
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATIONS
Option: Photocommunications
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Journalism
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATIONS
Option: Public Relations
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Public Relations.
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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Speech and Communicative
Disorders.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN TELEVISON, FILM AND NEW MEDIA
PRODUCTION
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Film.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SPEECH COMMUNICATION
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Speech and Communicative
Disorders.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Speech and Communicative
Disorders.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
CAL POLY, POMONA
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Speech and Communicative
Disorders
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATION ARTS
Option: Journalism
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Journalism.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN JOURNALISM
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Journalism
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATION ARTS
Option Public Relations and Organizational Communication
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Public Relations.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN JOURNALISM
Option: Public Relations
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Journalism
CAL POLY, SAN LUIS OBISPO
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Options: Interpersonal and Organizational Communication,
Communication, Culture & Public Affairs
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Speech and Communicative
Disorders
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION
Option: General Communication Studies
OCC
SDSU
Oral Communication
CMST 100 or 110
Two courses from:
Two courses from:
(Complete with a minimum GPA of 2.75)
COMM 160
No Equivalent Course
COMM 201
No Equivalent Course
COMM 204
No Equivalent Course
Three semesters of a foreign language or four years of one
language in high school with a grade of C or better.
Note: This program is impacted. See SDSU catalog for admission
requirements. A letter grade of C or better is required in all
courses. Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES
College of Liberal Studies
OCC
CPSLO
Major Courses:
COMS 201 or 208 or 226 No Equivalent Courses
COMS 212
CMST 100
COMS 213
No Equivalent Course
COMS 217
No Equivalent Course
COMS 250
CMST 150
Support Courses:
HIST 110 & 111
HIST 180(or 180H) & 185(or 185H)
STAT 217
MATH 160(or 160H) or PSYC 160
PSYC 100
PSY 201 or 202
Foreign Language through 280
Note: Selection criteria for transfer students can be found
at:http://admissions.calpoly.edu/_admiss/undergrad/transfermodels/11011.html
(05/06:A11-12)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN JOURNALISM
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Journalism.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS
(09/08:A10-11)
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION
Option: Advertising
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Advertising.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION
Option: Public Relations
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Public Relations.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION
Option: Telecommunications and Film
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Film.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION
Option: Media Studies
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Journalism.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN JOURNALISM
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Journalism.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATIONS
OCC
CSUSM
COMM 100
No Equivalent Course
COMM 200
No Equivalent Course
PSYC 220 or SOC 201
PSYC 160
Note: This program may be impacted. Impaction criteria may
apply. All courses for the major must be completed with a letter
grade of “C” or better. Major prep courses must be completed
with a minimum GPA of 2.5. For more information on
impaction criteria visit:
http://www.csusm.edu/communication/impaction/index.html
(01/10:A11-12)
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MASS MEDIA
OCC
CSUSM
COMM 100
No Equivalent Course
PSYC 220 or SOC 201
PSYC 160
Continued>>>>>
Note: This program may impacted. Impaction criteria mayapplied.
All courses for the major must be completed with a letter grade of
“C” or better. If the program is impacted the major prep courses
must be completed with a minimum GPA of 3.0. For more
information
on
impaction
criteria
visit:
http://www.csusm.edu/communication/impaction/index.html
(1/10:A11-12)
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN FILM AND TELEVISION
Option: Broadcast Journalism
See Transfer Curriculum Guide for Journalism.
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES
OCC
Loyola
CMST 101
No Equivalent Course
CMST 110
No Equivalent Course
CMST 130
No Equivalent Course
CMST 160
SPCM 112
CMST 201
No Equivalent Course
One course from:
One course from:
CMST 100
SPCM 110
CMST 206
SPCM 130
(10-/07:A06-07)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Note: Students may fulfill four of the six required GE requirements
with transfer courses taken before starting USC (see USC GE
requirements). Credit for courses is not granted if (1) the course is
taken before high school graduation, (2) the grade is lower than C-,
(3) is a lab science or foreign language course and is not taken in
a traditional classroom setting, (4) is offered through “study
abroad”, (5) repeats credit from another college course or from an
AP or IB exam.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION
Admission to USC is competitive with an average GPA of over
3.70. Preparation for the major is a combination of completing the
USC GE courses and demonstrating strong writing skills. Once at
USC, students must complete 16 units with a minimum GPA of 3.0
to apply to the School of Communication.
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE
INTERNET FOR THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS AT:
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UC Davis
UC San Diego
CSU Chico
CSU Dominguez Hills
CSU Fresno
CSU San Bernardino
San Jose State University