Environmental Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: College of the Desert → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.A. major from College of the Desert — i.e. exactly which College of the Desert 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 (College of the Desert → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at College of the Desert: G 5
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at College of the Desert: ECON 2
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at College of the Desert: ECON 1
Introduction to Economics
Take at College of the Desert: ECON 12
Environmental Chemistry 1
Take at College of the Desert: CH 8
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at College of the Desert: G 1
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at College of the Desert: PH 17
Land, Water and Life
Take at College of the Desert: GEOG 1
Critical Race Theory
Take at College of the Desert: SOC 14
Introduction to Ethics
Take at College of the Desert: PHIL 14
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at College of the Desert: PS 3 or PHIL 3
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at College of the Desert: ANTH 2
People, Place and Environment
Take at College of the Desert: GEOG 2
Introduction to Psychology
Take at College of the Desert: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Sociology
Take at College of the Desert: SOC 1
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at College of the Desert: PS 2
Introduction to International Relations
Take at College of the Desert: PS 4
American Government and Politics
Take at College of the Desert: POLS C1000
Understanding Data
Take at College of the Desert: BUMA 3 or STAT C1000 or SOC 3
Statistics for Economics
No College of the Desert equivalent — complete after transfer.
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 1B
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 9
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 1A
Calculus for Social and Life Sciences
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 9
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.