Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cerritos College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. major from Cerritos College — i.e. exactly which Cerritos College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cerritos College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Cerritos College: ESCI 106
Land, Water and Life
Take at Cerritos College: GEOG 101 or GEOG 115
People, Place and Environment
Take at Cerritos College: GEOG 102
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 170
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 190
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 250
Basic Physics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 201
Basic Physics
Take at Cerritos College: PHYS 202 or PHYS 203
Understanding Data
Take at Cerritos College: PSYC 210 or MATH 112S or STAT C1000 or BA 130 or MATH 130 or ECON 210
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Cerritos College: GEOL 201
Differential Equations
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 250
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 225
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Cerritos College: ESCI 104
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Cerritos College: GEOL 101 or GEOL 102 or GEOL 102L
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Cerritos College: MATH 225
General Chemistry
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 111 or CHEM 112
Basic Astronomy
Take at Cerritos College: ASTR 103 or ASTR 102
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Cerritos College: CHEM 111 or CHEM 112
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Cerritos College: CIS 181 or CIS 183
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.