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Environmental Studies, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cuesta College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.S. 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
66%
Admitted / applied
169 / 257
Admit GPA range
3.39 - 3.81
Requirements
22

Required courses (Cuesta College → UC Santa Barbara)

ENV S 2
5 UC units
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Cuesta College: ENVS 200 or BIO 220
ECON 1
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Cuesta College: ECON 201B
ECON 2
5 UC units
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Cuesta College: ECON 201A
ECON 9
5 UC units
Introduction to Economics
Take at Cuesta College: ECON 200
EARTH 2
4 UC units
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Cuesta College: GEOL 210
EARTH 4
4 UC units
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Cuesta College: OCEN 210 or OCEN 210L
EARTH 20
4 UC units
Geological Catastrophes
Take at Cuesta College: GEOL 212
GEOG 4
5 UC units
Land, Water and Life
Take at Cuesta College: GEOG 201
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
PSTAT 5A
5 UC units
Understanding Data
Take at Cuesta College: STAT C1000
ECON 5
5 UC units
Statistics for Economics
No Cuesta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
BL ST 4
5 UC units
Critical Race Theory
Take at Cuesta College: SOC 206
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Cuesta College: PHIL 213
POL S 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Cuesta College: POLS 209
ANTH 2
5 UC units
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Cuesta College: ANTH 203
GEOG 5
5 UC units
People, Place and Environment
Take at Cuesta College: GEOG 202
POL S 6
5 UC units
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Cuesta College: POLS 206
POL S 7
5 UC units
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Cuesta College: POLS 204
POL S 12
5 UC units
American Government and Politics
Take at Cuesta College: POLS C1000
PSY 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Cuesta College: PSYC C1000
SOC 1
5 UC units
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Cuesta College: SOC 201A

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.