Physical Geography, B.S. Transfer Requirements: De Anza College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Physical Geography, B.S. major from De Anza College — i.e. exactly which De Anza College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (De Anza College → UC Santa Barbara)
Oceans and Atmosphere
Take at De Anza College: MET 10
Land, Water and Life
Take at De Anza College: GEO 1
People, Place and Environment
Take at De Anza College: GEO 4
Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1A or MATH 1AH
Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1B or MATH 1BH or MATH 1C or MATH 1CH
Linear Algebra with Applications
Take at De Anza College: MATH 2B or MATH 2BH
Basic Physics
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 4A
Basic Physics
Take at De Anza College: PHYS 4C or PHYS 4A
Understanding Data
Take at De Anza College: STAT C1000H or MATH 23 or MATH 17 or SOC 15 or PSYC 15 or STAT C1000 or POLI 20
Differential Equations
Take at De Anza College: MATH 2A or MATH 2AH
Vector Calculus with Applications, First Course
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1C or MATH 1CH or MATH 1D or MATH 1DH
Introduction to Oceanography
Take at De Anza College: GEOL 20
Principles of Physical Geology
Take at De Anza College: GEOL 10
Vector Calculus with Applications, Second Course
Take at De Anza College: MATH 1DH or MATH 1D or MATH 1C or MATH 1CH
General Chemistry
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1A or CHEM 1AH or CHEM 1BH or CHEM 1B or CHEM 1C or CHEM 1CH
Basic Astronomy
Take at De Anza College: ASTR 4 or ASTR 10
General Chemistry Laboratory (Part B)
Take at De Anza College: CHEM 1C or CHEM 1CH
Introduction to Computer Science
Take at De Anza College: CIS 35A or CIS 40 or CIS 22A or CIS 5 or CIS 41A
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.