Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: College of the Canyons → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. major from College of the Canyons — i.e. exactly which College of the Canyons courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (College of the Canyons → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at College of the Canyons: GEOGRPH 103
Land, Water and Life
Take at College of the Canyons: GEOGRPH 100 or GEOGRPH 101
People, Place and Environment
Take at College of the Canyons: GEOGRPH 102
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at College of the Canyons: MATH 211 or MATH 211X
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at College of the Canyons: MATH 212
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at College of the Canyons: MATH 214
Basic Physics
Take at College of the Canyons: PHYSIC 220
Basic Physics
Take at College of the Canyons: PHYSIC 222 or PHYSIC 221
Understanding Data
Take at College of the Canyons: STAT C1000E or PSYCH 104 or STAT C1000 or STAT C1000H or SOCI 137 or ECON 291
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at College of the Canyons: GEOLOGY 102
Differential Equations
Take at College of the Canyons: MATH 215
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at College of the Canyons: MATH 213
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at College of the Canyons: OCEAN 101
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at College of the Canyons: GEOLOGY 101
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at College of the Canyons: MATH 213
General Chemistry
Take at College of the Canyons: CHEM 202 or CHEM 201H or CHEM 201
Basic Astronomy
Take at College of the Canyons: ASTRON 100 or ASTRON 102 or ASTRON 104
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at College of the Canyons: CHEM 201 or CHEM 202 or CHEM 201H
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at College of the Canyons: CMPSCI 111L or CMPSCI 111
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at College of the Canyons: GIS 101 or GEOGRPH 110
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.