Environmental Studies, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cabrillo College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.S. major from Cabrillo College — i.e. exactly which Cabrillo College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
169 / 257
Admit GPA range
3.39 - 3.81
Required courses (Cabrillo College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Cabrillo College: ES 10
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Cabrillo College: ECON 1B
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Cabrillo College: ECON 1A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Cabrillo College: GEOL 10
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Cabrillo College: OCEAN 10
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Cabrillo College: GEOG 3
Land, Water and Life
Take at Cabrillo College: GEOG 1
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5B
Understanding Data
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 12H or STAT C1000 or BUS 9 or PSYCH 2A
Statistics for Life Sciences
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 20
Statistics for Economics
No Cabrillo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHILO 10H or PHILO 10
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Cabrillo College: PS 5
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Cabrillo College: ANTHR 2H or ANTHR 2
People, Place and Environment
Take at Cabrillo College: GEOG 2
Energy, Water, and Climate
Take at Cabrillo College: ES 15
Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
Take at Cabrillo College: SOC 9
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Cabrillo College: PS 2
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Cabrillo College: PS 3
American Government and Politics
Take at Cabrillo College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Cabrillo College: PSYC C1000 or PSYCH 1H
Introduction to the Study of Religion
Take at Cabrillo College: ANTHR 8
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Cabrillo College: SOC 1 or SOC 1H
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.