Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Chaffey College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. major from Chaffey College — i.e. exactly which Chaffey College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
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
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Chaffey College: MATH 65A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Chaffey College: MATH 65B
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Chaffey College: MATH 81
Basic Physics
Take at Chaffey College: PHYS 45
Basic Physics
Take at Chaffey College: PHYS 45 or PHYS 47
Understanding Data
Take at Chaffey College: SCSCI 10 or STAT 10
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Chaffey College: GEOL 2
Differential Equations
Take at Chaffey College: MATH 85
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Chaffey College: MATH 75
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Chaffey College: ESC 5L or ESC 5
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Chaffey College: GEOL 1
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Chaffey College: MATH 75
General Chemistry
Take at Chaffey College: CHEM 24A or CHEM 24B
Basic Astronomy
Take at Chaffey College: ASTRON 26 or ASTRON 35
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at Chaffey College: CHEM 24A or CHEM 24B
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Chaffey College: CISPROG 1 or CISPROG 5
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Chaffey College: GEOG 12 or GEOG 55
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.