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Earth Science, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Cuesta College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Earth Science, B.A. major from Cuesta College — i.e. exactly which Cuesta College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Transfer admit rate
62%
Admitted / applied
64 / 103
Admit GPA range
3.34 - 3.82
Requirements
11

Required courses (Cuesta College → UC Santa Barbara)

EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Cuesta College: GEOL 210
EARTH 3
4 UC units
Principles of Historical Geology
Take at Cuesta College: GEOL 211
EARTH 18
1 UC units
Field Studies in Geological Sciences
Take at Cuesta College: GEOL 229C or GEOL 229B or GEOL 229A or GEOL 229D
MATH 3A
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265A
MATH 3B
4 UC units
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265B
MATH 4A
4 UC units
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 287
MATH 4B
4 UC units
Differential Equations
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 287
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Cuesta College: STAT C1000
CMPSC 8
4 UC units
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Cuesta College: CS 231 or CS 201
CMPSC 16
4 UC units
Problem Solving with Computers I
Take at Cuesta College: CS 217
ENGR 3
3 UC units
Introduction to Programming
Take at Cuesta College: ENGR 210

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.