Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis Transfer Requirements: College of the Desert → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, B.A. - Geographic Information Science Emphasis 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
63 / 81
Admit GPA range
3.46 - 3.91
Required courses (College of the Desert → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at College of the Desert: PH 17
Land, Water and Life
Take at College of the Desert: GEOG 1
People, Place and Environment
Take at College of the Desert: GEOG 2
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at College of the Desert: GIS 21 or NR 21
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at College of the Desert: SOC 3 or STAT C1000 or BUMA 3
Understanding Data
Take at College of the Desert: BUMA 3 or STAT C1000 or SOC 3
General Chemistry
Take at College of the Desert: CH 1A
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at College of the Desert: G 5
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at College of the Desert: G 1
Concepts of Biology
Take at College of the Desert: BI 4
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at College of the Desert: CIS 87 or CIS 88 or CIS 86
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 1A
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at College of the Desert: ECON 2
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at College of the Desert: ANTH 2
Introduction to Psychology
Take at College of the Desert: PSYC C1000
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at College of the Desert: ANTH 1
Introduction to Sociology
Take at College of the Desert: SOC 1
Introduction to International Relations
Take at College of the Desert: PS 4
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at College of the Desert: ECON 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.