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Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Butte College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. major from Butte College — i.e. exactly which Butte College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Butte College → UC Santa Barbara)

GEOG 3
5 UC units
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Butte College: PSC 50
GEOG 4
5 UC units
Land, Water and Life
Take at Butte College: GEOG 2
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Butte College: GEOG 4
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Butte College: MATH 30 or MATH 30s
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Butte College: MATH 31
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Butte College: MATH 42
PHYS 1
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 41
PHYS 2
4 UC units
Basic Physics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 43 or PHYS 42
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Butte College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000
EARTH 3
4 UC units
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Butte College: GEOL 34
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Butte College: MATH 40
MATH 6A
4 UC units
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Butte College: MATH 32
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Butte College: GEOL 32
MATH 6B
4 UC units
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Butte College: MATH 32
CHEM 1C
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at Butte College: CHEM 1 or CHEM 2
ASTRO 1
5 UC units
Basic Astronomy
Take at Butte College: PSC 30
CHEM 2BL
2.5 UC units
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Butte College: CHEM 1 or CHEM 2
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Butte College: CSCI 4

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Physical Geography, B.S. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges

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.