Geography, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Cuesta College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Geography, 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).
Admitted / applied
63 / 81
Admit GPA range
3.46 - 3.91
Required courses (Cuesta College → UC Santa Barbara)
Land, Water and Life
Take at Cuesta College: GEOG 201
People, Place and Environment
Take at Cuesta College: GEOG 202
Maps and Spatial Reasoning
Take at Cuesta College: GEOL 230 or GEOG 230
Understanding Data
Take at Cuesta College: STAT C1000
Statistical Analysis for Communication
Take at Cuesta College: STAT C1000
General Chemistry
Take at Cuesta College: CHEM 201A
General Botany
Take at Cuesta College: BIO 202
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Cuesta College: ENVS 200 or BIO 220
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Cuesta College: GEOL 210
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Cuesta College: OCEN 210 or OCEN 210L
Concepts of Biology
Take at Cuesta College: BIO 211
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Cuesta College: ECON 201A
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Cuesta College: POLS 204
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Cuesta College: SOC 201A
Introductory Biological Anthropology
Take at Cuesta College: ANTH 201
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Cuesta College: PSYC C1000
Introduction to Communication
Take at Cuesta College: COMM 280
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Cuesta College: ANTH 203
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Cuesta College: ECON 201B
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Cuesta College: MATH 265A
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at Cuesta College: CS 231 or CS 201
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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.