Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: College of the Desert → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. 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).
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
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 1A
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 1B
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 2B
Basic Physics
Take at College of the Desert: PH 3A
Basic Physics
Take at College of the Desert: PH 3A or PH 3B
Understanding Data
Take at College of the Desert: BUMA 3 or STAT C1000 or SOC 3
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at College of the Desert: G 2
Differential Equations
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 2C
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 2A
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at College of the Desert: G 1
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at College of the Desert: MATH 2A
General Chemistry
Take at College of the Desert: CH 1A or CH 1B
Basic Astronomy
Take at College of the Desert: A 1 or A 2
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at College of the Desert: CH 1A or CH 1B
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at College of the Desert: CIS 87 or CIS 88 or CIS 86
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at College of the Desert: GIS 21 or NR 21
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.