Environmental Studies, B.S. Transfer Requirements: Cypress College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Environmental Studies, B.S. major from Cypress College — i.e. exactly which Cypress College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Admitted / applied
169 / 257
Admit GPA range
3.39 - 3.81
Required courses (Cypress College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Environmental Science
Take at Cypress College: BIOL 103 C or GEOL 190 C
Principles of Economics-Micro
Take at Cypress College: ECON 105 C or ECON 105HC
Principles of Economics-Macro
Take at Cypress College: ECON 100HC or ECON 100 C
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at Cypress College: GEOL 100 C or GEOL 101 C or GEOL 100HC
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at Cypress College: GEOL 130 C
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at Cypress College: GEOG 140 C
Land, Water and Life
Take at Cypress College: GEOG 102 C
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at Cypress College: MATH 150AC or MATH 150PC
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at Cypress College: MATH 150BC
Understanding Data
Take at Cypress College: MATH 126 C or STAT C1000 or SOC 161HC or PSY 161HC or SOC 161 C or PSY 161 C or MATH 120PC
Statistics for Economics
No Cypress College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Cypress College: PHIL 160 C
Introduction to Political Philosophy
Take at Cypress College: POSC 120 C
Introductory Cultural Anthropology
Take at Cypress College: ANTH 102 HC or ANTH 102 C
People, Place and Environment
Take at Cypress College: GEOG 160 C
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Take at Cypress College: POSC 215 C
Introduction to International Relations
Take at Cypress College: POSC 230 C
American Government and Politics
Take at Cypress College: POLS C1000H or POLS C1000
Introduction to Psychology
Take at Cypress College: PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H
Introduction to the Study of Religion
Take at Cypress College: PHIL 101 C or PHIL 101HC
Introduction to Sociology
Take at Cypress College: SOC 101 C or SOC 101HC
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.