# Credit (ITAL) courses

Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 5 courses

Source: https://catalog.sbcc.edu/course-descriptions/ital/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### ITAL 101 — Beginning Italian I

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 90 (90 lecture)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/ital.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/ital.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3
- Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 6A

Focuses on the essentials of spoken and written Italian for the beginner, and provides an introduction to the culture of Italian speakers.

### ITAL 102 — Beginning Italian II

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 90 (90 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ITAL 101 or two years of high school Italian or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/ital.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/ital.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 3B, CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A

Focuses on the essentials of spoken and written Italian for the beginner, and provides an introduction to the culture of Italian speakers.

### ITAL 103 — Intermediate Italian I

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 90 (90 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ITAL 102 or three years of high school Italian or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/ital.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/ital.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 3B, CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A

Review of basic structures, vocabulary building, development of auditive comprehension, reading/writing skills and oral expression.

### ITAL 104 — Intermediate Italian II

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 90 (90 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ITAL 103 or four years of high school Italian or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 3B, CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A

Focus on further development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Review of grammatical structures and vocabulary building through readings. Research and discussion of cultural topics.

### ITAL 120 — Beginning Conversation

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 36 (36 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** ITAL 101 or two years of high school Italian or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110 or ENG 110H.

Promotion of free and spontaneous oral expression in Italian at the elementary level.