Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cabrillo College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, 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).
Required courses (Cabrillo College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Cabrillo College: GEOG 3
Land, Water and Life
Take at Cabrillo College: GEOG 1
People, Place and Environment
Take at Cabrillo College: GEOG 2
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5B
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 6
Basic Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 4A
Basic Physics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHYS 4A or PHYS 4B or PHYS 4C
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
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Cabrillo College: GEOL 20
Differential Equations
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 7
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5C
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Cabrillo College: OCEAN 10
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Cabrillo College: GEOL 10
History of the Universe
Take at Cabrillo College: ASTRO 4
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Cabrillo College: MATH 5C
General Chemistry
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 1B or CHEM 1A
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Cabrillo College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1B
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Cabrillo College: CS 12GP or CS 12J or CS 12P or CIS 15
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Cabrillo College: GEOG 17
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.