Communication transfer to UC Berkeley
What UC Berkeley expects communication transfers to finish before fall 2027. Below are Berkeley’s own preparation and selection rules, UC’s shared course list, the programs that give priority and your odds.
Checked against official UC and campus sources in November 2026.
At a glance
- Fall 2025 campus admit rate
- 27.8%
- Screens applicants
- Not stated
- TAG at Berkeley
- No TAG
- Admits transfers
- Yes
UC Berkeley admitted 27.8% of community college applicants for fall 2025, and it doesn’t publish admit rates by major. The middle half of admitted transfers had GPAs from 3.65 to 4.00 for fall 2025.
What Berkeley expects
Media Studies B.A.
- Courses to finish
Prerequisites are one post-Civil War American history course such as History 7B, Political Science 1, one intro social science or humanities course such as Econ 1, Psych 1 or Sociology 1, and Media Studies 10, each for a letter grade with C or better. Source
Media Studies 10 must be taken at UC Berkeley, and community college equivalents are no longer accepted since Fall 2020. Other prerequisites can be completed at community colleges per ASSIST. Source
- Selection
Declaration requires C or better in each of the four prerequisites and a 2.0 GPA across prerequisites and major courses. Source
- Also note
UC Berkeley has no Communication major. Media Studies is the closest.
From Fall 2026 onward, new transfers who intended Media Studies on the UC application are automatically declared. Starting Spring 2027, MS 10 is required before core courses. Source
Starting Fall 2027, transfers offered admission to Letters and Science are admitted directly into the major selected on the UC application, with no separate declaration process. Source
Letters and Science requires the UC 7-course pattern and a minimum 3.0 UC-transferable GPA by the end of the fall term of application. IGETC, Cal-GETC and Essential Skills are not required for admission. Source
- Every Berkeley major
Every Berkeley college requires at least 60 semester (90 quarter) UC-transferable units by the end of the spring term before fall enrollment, and major preparation is listed on ASSIST and in the Berkeley Catalog. Source
UC’s shared course list
UC’s Communication Transfer Pathway lists the courses that prepare you for this major at every campus, UC Berkeley included. Where Berkeley’s own list above asks for more, follow the campus.
| Course | Status |
|---|---|
| Statistics | Required |
| Introduction to communication studies (mass and interpersonal communication, 1 or 2 terms depending on college) | Required |
| Symbolic logic | Choose 1 of 3: logic/CS/cultural studies |
| Introduction to computer science | Choose 1 of 3: logic/CS/cultural studies |
| Introduction to cultural studies / culture and communication studies | Choose 1 of 3: logic/CS/cultural studies |
| Public speaking | Choose 3 of 4: breadth |
| Linguistics | Choose 3 of 4: breadth |
| Introduction to psychology | Choose 3 of 4: breadth |
| Introduction to sociology | Choose 3 of 4: breadth |
Paste your course titles to see which items they cover.
No TAG at UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley doesn’t offer TAG, and no program guarantees transfer admission there. Every applicant goes through regular review, and each college sets its own GPA floor.
Your odds
Move the GPA to see a regular-review range at UC Berkeley for communication.
The same major at other campuses
| Campus | Screens applicants | TAG |
|---|---|---|
| UCLA | Yes | No TAG |
| UC San Diego | No | No TAG |
| UC Davis | No | 3.20 |
| UC Santa Barbara | No | 3.40 |
| UC Merced | Yes | 2.80 |
Other majors at UC Berkeley
- Aerospace Engineering
- Anthropology
- Bioengineering
- Biological Sciences
- Business Administration
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Cognitive Science
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Earth Science / Geology
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- English
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Film and Media Studies
- Global and International Studies
- History
- Linguistics
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Statistics
Official links
- UC Berkeley transfer admissionsadmissions.berkeley.edu
- ASSIST: course agreements to UC Berkeleyassist.org
Questions
What GPA do you need to transfer to UC Berkeley for communication?
Declaration requires C or better in each of the four prerequisites and a 2.0 GPA across prerequisites and major courses.
What classes do I need to transfer to UC Berkeley for communication?
Prerequisites are one post-Civil War American history course such as History 7B, Political Science 1, one intro social science or humanities course such as Econ 1, Psych 1 or Sociology 1, and Media Studies 10, each for a letter grade with C or better. Check each course on ASSIST for your college.
Can I get a TAG for communication at UC Berkeley?
UC Berkeley doesn’t offer TAG, and no program guarantees transfer admission there. Every applicant goes through regular review, and each college sets its own GPA floor.