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Physics, B.A. & B.S. Transfer Requirements: City College of San FranciscoUC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physics, B.A. & 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).

Transfer admit rate
54%
Admitted / applied
111 / 206
Admit GPA range
3.64 - 3.98
Requirements
11

Required courses (City College of San FranciscoUC Santa Barbara)

MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110A
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110B
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 130 or MATH 120
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 130 or MATH 125
MATH 6A
4 UC units
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110C
MATH 6B
4 UC units
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at City College of San Francisco: MATH 110C
ASTRO 1
5 UC units
Basic Astronomy
Take at City College of San Francisco: ASTR 17 or ASTR 18
CHEM 1A
4 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at City College of San Francisco: CHEM 101A
CHEM 1B
3 UC units
General Chemistry
Take at City College of San Francisco: CHEM 101A or CHEM 101B
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at City College of San Francisco: GEOL 10 or GEOL 10L
MCDB 20
5 UC units
Concepts of Biology
Take at City College of San Francisco: BIO 11

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Physics, B.A. & B.S. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges

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.