# Credit (SS) courses

Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 2 courses

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

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

### SS 101 — Introduction to the Social Sciences

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/ss.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/ss.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area B, SBCCGE Area 4
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 4, CSUGE Area D7, IGETC Area 4G

A theme-focused survey course of the social sciences. Also serves as a foundation for further studies in a chosen major discipline. It entails the social scientific study of human development, from macro, micro and multidisciplinary perspectives and disciplines, with specific focus on exemplary disciplinary concepts, educational requirements, and career opportunities.

### SS 110C — Pre-Statistics Support for the Social Sciences

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 36 (36 lecture)
- **Corequisite:** PSY 150 or SOC 125.
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area E1

Concurrent Elements of beginning and intermediate algebra needed for statistics, liberal arts mathematics or other non-mathematics-intensive fields. Topics include modeling using expressions, equations, functions and graphs; polynomial inequalities; and algebra of functions in data analysis, geometry and/or symbolic logic. May be accompanied by co-requisite/concurrent or prerequisite/preparatory support based on local placement practices and course offerings for students needing more foundational skills.