Environmental Studies, B.S. Transfer Requirements: City College of San Francisco → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.S. major from City College of San Francisco — i.e. exactly which City College of San Francisco 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 (City College of San Francisco → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at City College of San Francisco: ENVS 31
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at City College of San Francisco: ECON 3
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at City College of San Francisco: ECON 1
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at City College of San Francisco: GEOL 10 or GEOL 10L
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at City College of San Francisco: OCAN 1L or OCAN 1
Land, Water and Life
Take at City College of San Francisco: GEOG 1
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110B
Understanding Data
Take at City College of San Francisco: STAT C1000 or LALS 5 or PSYC 5 or ECON 5
Statistics for Economics
No City College of San Francisco equivalent — complete after transfer.
Critical Race Theory
Take at City College of San Francisco: IDST 37 or ETHN 37
Introduction to Ethics
Take at City College of San Francisco: PHIL 2
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS 3
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at City College of San Francisco: ANTH 3
People, Place and Environment
Take at City College of San Francisco: GEOG 4
Global Socioeconomic and Political Processes
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS 4
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS 2
Introduction to International Relations
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS 5
American Government and Politics
Take at City College of San Francisco: POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at City College of San Francisco: PSYC C1000
Introduction to the Study of Religion
Take at City College of San Francisco: HUM 8
Introduction to Sociology
Take at City College of San Francisco: SOC 1
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.