Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: Chaffey College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis major from Chaffey College — i.e. exactly which Chaffey College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
63 / 81
Admit GPA range
3.46 - 3.91
Required courses (Chaffey College → UC Santa Barbara)
Land, Water and Life
Take at Chaffey College: GEOG 4
People, Place and Environment
Take at Chaffey College: GEOG 11
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Chaffey College: GEOG 12 or GEOG 55
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Chaffey College: SCSCI 10 or STAT 10
Understanding Data
Take at Chaffey College: SCSCI 10 or STAT 10
General Chemistry
Take at Chaffey College: CHEM 24A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Chaffey College: GEOL 1
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Chaffey College: ESC 5L or ESC 5
Concepts of Biology
Take at Chaffey College: BIOL 1 or BIOL 10
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Chaffey College: CISPROG 1 or CISPROG 5
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Chaffey College: MATH 65A
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Chaffey College: ECON 4
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Chaffey College: ANTHRO 3
Language and Linguistics
Take at Chaffey College: ANTHRO 5
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Chaffey College: PSYCH 1
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Chaffey College: ANTHRO 1
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Chaffey College: SOC 10
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Chaffey College: PS 7
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Chaffey College: ECON 2
Introduction to Communication
Take at Chaffey College: COMSTD 8 or COMSTD 12
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.