Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Butte College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. - Ocean Science Emphasis 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)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Butte College: PSC 50
Land, Water and Life
Take at Butte College: GEOG 2
People, Place and Environment
Take at Butte College: GEOG 4
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Butte College: MATH 30 or MATH 30s
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Butte College: MATH 31
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Butte College: MATH 42
Basic Physics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 41
Basic Physics
Take at Butte College: PHYS 43 or PHYS 42
Understanding Data
Take at Butte College: STAT C1000E or STAT C1000
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Butte College: CSCI 4
Differential Equations
Take at Butte College: MATH 40
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Butte College: GEOL 34
Basic Astronomy
Take at Butte College: PSC 30
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Butte College: MATH 32
General Chemistry
Take at Butte College: CHEM 1 or CHEM 2
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Butte College: MATH 32
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Butte College: GEOL 32
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Butte College: CHEM 1 or CHEM 2
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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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.